Natural Event/Process

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-018247

1. Event in which human activity plays little or no direct causal role.

2. Event and its resulting emissions, which may recur at the same location, in which human activity plays little or no direct causal role. For purposes of the definition of a natural event, anthropogenic sources that are reasonably controlled shall be considered to not play a direct role in causing emissions.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-018247
Field	Environment
References	40 CFR 50.1 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 50.1 (CFR 2017)

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018247",
  "term": "Natural Event/Process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Event in which human activity plays little or no direct causal role.\n\n2. Event and its resulting emissions, which may recur at the same location, in which human activity plays little or no direct causal role. For purposes of the definition of a natural event, anthropogenic sources that are reasonably controlled shall be considered to not play a direct role in causing emissions.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 50.1 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 50.1 (CFR 2017)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/natural-event-process/"
}

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