Freshwater

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011712",
  "term": "Freshwater",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Refers to water from rivers, lakes, reservoirs, underground streams, and other sources. Water is continually lifted from the oceans by evaporation and then returned to the land as ice, snow, or rain. Ice and snow melt from mountains to release freshwater to our rivers, streams, lakes, and to resupply underground streams.\n\n2. Water that contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids; generally, more than 500 mg/L of dissolved solids is undesirable for drinking and many industrial uses.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Estuaries Glossary",
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/freshwater/"
}