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Dilution Ratio

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007982

1. The relationship between the volume of water in a stream and the volume of incoming water. It affects the ability of the stream to assimilate waste.

2. The ratio of stream flow to wastewater flow.

3. Amount of diluted exhaust per amount of undiluted exhaust.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007982
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
AbbreviationDR
ReferencesTerms of Environment; CADDIS Glossary; 40 CFR 1065.1001 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007982",
  "term": "Dilution Ratio",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The relationship between the volume of water in a stream and the volume of incoming water. It affects the ability of the stream to assimilate waste.\n\n2. The ratio of stream flow to wastewater flow.\n\n3. Amount of diluted exhaust per amount of undiluted exhaust.",
  "abbreviation": "DR",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "CADDIS Glossary",
    "40 CFR 1065.1001 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dilution-ratio/"
}

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