Natural Attenuation Process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018233",
  "term": "Natural Attenuation Process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Refers to the reliance on natural attenuation processes (within the context of a carefully controlled and monitored site cleanup approach) to achieve site-specific remediation objectives within a time frame that is reasonable compared to that offered by other more active methods. The natural attenuation processes that are at work in such a remediation approach include a variety of physical, chemical and biological processes that, under favorable conditions, act without human intervention to reduce the mass, toxicity, mobility, volume or concentration of contaminants in soil or groundwater.",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Corrective Action Terms and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/natural-attenuation-process/"
}