Nonpoint Source Emission

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018961",
  "term": "Nonpoint Source Emission",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Emission from a diffuse source of pollution, having no single point of origin. This term is commonly used to describe water pollution caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground and carrying natural and human-made contaminants into lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, estuaries, other coastal waters, and ground water. Atmospheric deposition and hydrologic modification are also sources of nonpoint water pollution.",
  "abbreviation": "NPS",
  "references": [
    "EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nonpoint-source-emission/"
}