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Contamination Source

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006375

The place where a hazardous substance comes from, such as a landfill, waste pond, incinerator, storage tank, or drum. A source of contamination is the first part of an exposure pathway.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006375
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesCDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006375",
  "term": "Contamination Source",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The place where a hazardous substance comes from, such as a landfill, waste pond, incinerator, storage tank, or drum. A source of contamination is the first part of an exposure pathway.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/contamination-source/"
}

Record 6,375 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.