Fecal Pollution

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010721

Contamination of the environmental medium with bacteria from human or animal feces. Sources of fecal contamination to surface waters include wastewater treatment plants, on-site septic systems, domestic and wild animal manure, and storm runoff.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-010721
Field	Environment
References	Adapted from EPA Fecal Bacteria at http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms511.cfm

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010721",
  "term": "Fecal Pollution",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Contamination of the environmental medium with bacteria from human or animal feces. Sources of fecal contamination to surface waters include wastewater treatment plants, on-site septic systems, domestic and wild animal manure, and storm runoff.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA Fecal Bacteria at http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms511.cfm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fecal-pollution/"
}

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