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Pollutant load

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021426

1. The amount of pollutants entering a waterbody. Loads are usually expressed in terms of a weight and a time frame, such as pounds per day (lb/d).

2. The amount of a type of pollution that the Bay and its tributaries receive.

3. Amount of a substance entering the environment (e.g., soil, water, pollutants, air).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021426
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesWatershed Planning Glossary of Terms; Chesapeake Bay Glossary; NSTEPS Online Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021426",
  "term": "Pollutant load",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The amount of pollutants entering a waterbody. Loads are usually expressed in terms of a weight and a time frame, such as pounds per day (lb/d).\n\n2. The amount of a type of pollution that the Bay and its tributaries receive.\n\n3. Amount of a substance entering the environment (e.g., soil, water, pollutants, air).",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Planning Glossary of Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "NSTEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pollutant-load/"
}

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