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Fate of Pollutants

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010700

Physical, chemical, and biological transformation in the nature and changes of the amount of a pollutant in an environmental system. Transformation processes are pollutant -specific. Because they have comparable kinetics, different formulations for each pollutant are not required.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010700
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemicals, toxics and pesticides
ReferencesSediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010700",
  "term": "Fate of Pollutants",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Physical, chemical, and biological transformation in the nature and changes of the amount of a pollutant in an environmental system. Transformation processes are pollutant -specific. Because they have comparable kinetics, different formulations for each pollutant are not required.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fate-of-pollutants/"
}

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