Consumer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006274",
  "term": "Consumer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A heterotrophic organism in a food chain that ingests other organisms or organic matter.\n\n2. Any organism that consumes other organisms (living or dead) to meet its energy needs.\n\n3. User of a resource.\n\n4. Private individual who uses a chemical substance or any product containing the chemical substance in or around a permanent or temporary household or residence, during recreation, or for any personal use or enjoyment. [40 CFR 721.3 (CFR 2013)]\n\n5. Any person who purchases or acquires any consumer product for personal, family, household, or institutional use. Persons acquiring a consumer product for resale are not “consumers” of that product.\n\n6. When used to describe a person taking action with regard to a product, means the ultimate purchaser, recipient or user of a product.\n\n7. Customers and other users of a public water system.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Reusable Component Services (RCS) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 723.50 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 59.202 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 82.302 (CFR 2013)",
    "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Proposed Rule 84 FR 61684"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/consumer/"
}