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Impervious

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013903

1. A hardened surface or area that does not allow water to pass through. For example, roads, rooftops, driveways, sidewalks, pools, patios and parking lots are all impervious surfaces.

2. Incapable of being penetrated. Secondary containment structures must be sufficiently impervious to the types of products stored within the area of containment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013903
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary; Oil Pollution Prevention Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013903",
  "term": "Impervious",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A hardened surface or area that does not allow water to pass through. For example, roads, rooftops, driveways, sidewalks, pools, patios and parking lots are all impervious surfaces.\n\n2. Incapable of being penetrated. Secondary containment structures must be sufficiently impervious to the types of products stored within the area of containment.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Oil Pollution Prevention Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/impervious/"
}

Record 13,903 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.