limited degradation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015790",
  "term": "limited degradation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A policy that allows for some lowering of natural environmental quality to a given level beneath an established health standard.\n\n2. An environmental policy permitting some degradation of natural systems but terminating at a level well beneath an established health standard.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/limited-degradation/"
}