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Effluent plume

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009028

Delineates the extent of contamination in a given medium as a result of a distribution of effluent discharges (or spills). Usually shows the concentration gradient within the delineated areas or plume of flow of contaminants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009028
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemicals, toxics and pesticides
ReferencesSediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009028",
  "term": "Effluent plume",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Effluent Plume",
  "definition": "Delineates the extent of contamination in a given medium as a result of a distribution of effluent discharges (or spills). Usually shows the concentration gradient within the delineated areas or plume of flow of contaminants.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/effluent-plume/"
}

Record 8,803 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.