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Point Source Pollution (or Point Source Discharge)

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021367

Pollutant loads discharged at a specific location from pipes, outfalls, and conveyance channels from either municipal wastewater treatment plants or industrial waste treatment facilities. Point sources can also include pollutant loads contributed by tributaries to the main receiving water stream or river.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021367
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesDWMAPS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021367",
  "term": "Point Source Pollution (or Point Source Discharge)",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Pollutant loads discharged at a specific location from pipes, outfalls, and conveyance channels from either municipal wastewater treatment plants or industrial waste treatment facilities. Point sources can also include pollutant loads contributed by tributaries to the main receiving water stream or river.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "DWMAPS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/point-source-pollution-or-point-source-discharge/"
}

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