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Environmental Medium

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009779

1. A major environmental category that surrounds or contacts humans, animals, plants, and other organisms (e.g. surface water, ground water, soil or air) and through which chemicals or pollutants move.

2. Any one of the major categories of material found in the physical environment (e.g., surface water, ground water, soil, or air), and through which chemicals or pollutants can move.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009779
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesTerms of Environment; EPA 2004
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009779",
  "term": "Environmental Medium",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A major environmental category that surrounds or contacts humans, animals, plants, and other organisms (e.g. surface water, ground water, soil or air) and through which chemicals or pollutants move.\n\n2. Any one of the major categories of material found in the physical environment (e.g., surface water, ground water, soil, or air), and through which chemicals or pollutants can move.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmental-medium/"
}

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