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Long-term average

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016039

The long-term average (LTA) is the average pollutant concentration that is achieved over a period of time. It is the mean of the underlying statistical distribution of the daily effluent values used to calculate numeric pollutant limitations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-016039
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesEffluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016039",
  "term": "Long-term average",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The long-term average (LTA) is the average pollutant concentration that is achieved over a period of time. It is the mean of the underlying statistical distribution of the daily effluent values used to calculate numeric pollutant limitations.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/long-term-average/"
}

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