In Situ

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013956",
  "term": "In Situ",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The term in situ, \"in its original place,\" or \"on-site\", means unexcavated and unmoved. In situ soil flushing and natural attenuation are examples of in situ treatment methods by which contaminated sites are treated without digging up or removing the contaminants.\n\n2. In place; in situ measurements consist of measurements of components of processes in a full-scale system or a field, rather than in a laboratory.\n\n3. In place, the original location, in the natural environment.\n\n4. In its original place; unmoved unexcavated; remaining at the site or in the subsurface.\n\n5. In its original place; unmoved; unexcavated; remaining in the subsurface.\n\n6. In place.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks",
    "N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/in-situ/"
}