Pollutant category

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021418",
  "term": "Pollutant category",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "Group of pollutants that can be searched in the ELG Database for applicable point source categories, pollutant limitations, long-term averages, and the corresponding technology bases. Searches include Clean Water Act priority pollutants, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Conventional pollutants, Solids, and Metals.",
    "Categories of different types of pollutants that can be viewed as aggregated loads with the EZ Search tool. These categories include includes Metals, Nitrogen, Organic Enrichment, Pathogen Indicators, Phosphorus, Clean Water Act Priority Pollutants, Solids, Temperature, and Wastewater Flow. Section 3.3.2 of the Technical Users Background Document for the Water Pollutant Loading Tool describes the pollutant categories and how the Loading Tool calculates the pollutant category loads. Search Considerations: The Loading Tool selects pollutant loadings for each pollutant category if the loadings are associated with parameter codes in ICIS-NPDES that are on the specified pollutant category list. These lists are available in the Technical Users Background Document for the Water Pollutant Loading Tool. These data are from ICIS-NPDES."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Water",
    "Enforcement and compliance"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) Glossary",
    "Glossary of Frequent Terms in the Loading Tool"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pollutant-category/"
}