Pollution Attenuation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021443",
  "term": "Pollution Attenuation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which a compound is reduced in concentration over time, through absorption, adsorption, degradation, dilution, and/or transformation. Can also be the decrease with distance of sight caused by attenuation of light by particulate pollution. [EPA 2005b]\n\n2. The process by which forests reduce the amount of pollutants in the air.\n\n3. The reduction or lessening in amount (e.g., a reduction in the amount of contaminants in a plume as it migrates away from the source).",
  "references": [
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pollution-attenuation/"
}