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Organic debris

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019782

Particles of vegetation or other biological material that can degrade water quality by decreasing dissolved oxygen and by releasing organic solutes during leaching.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019782
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemicals, toxics and pesticides
ReferencesNonpoint Pollution Source from Forestry Glossary; NPS Forestry Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019782",
  "term": "Organic debris",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Particles of vegetation or other biological material that can degrade water quality by decreasing dissolved oxygen and by releasing organic solutes during leaching.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Nonpoint Pollution Source from Forestry Glossary; NPS Forestry Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/organic-debris/"
}

Record 19,246 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.