Pollution

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021441",
  "term": "Pollution",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste, or smell, or cause a health hazard. The usefulness of the natural resource is usually impaired by the presence of pollutants and contaminants.\n\n2. The human-induced introduction of many types of substances within and between air, land, and water components of ecosystems in quantities and at rates that adversely affect organisms, habitats, communities, ecosystems, or public health.\n\n3. Generally, the presence of matter or energy whose nature, location, or quantity produces undesired environmental effects. Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term is defined as the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical, and radiological integrity of water.\n\n4. The presence of matter or energy whose nature, location or quantity produces undesired environmental effects.\n\n5. Generally, the presence of matter or energy whose nature, location or quantity produces undesired environmental effects. Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term is defined as the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.\n\n6. The release of harmful substances into the environment.\n\n7. The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.\n\n8. Generally, the presence of a substance in the environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects. Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term has been defined as the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical, and radiological integrity of water and other media.\n\n9. A change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the air, water, or soil that can affect the health, survival, or activities of humans in an unwanted way. Some expand the term to include harmful effects on all forms of life.\n\n10. Unwanted by-product of human activity. the presence of matter or energy whose nature, location, or quantity produces undesired environmental effects.\n\n11. The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.\n\n12. Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term has been defined as the man-made or man-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical, and radiological integrity of water and other media.\n\n13. Generally, the presence of a substance in the environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects.\n\n14. Man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.[40 CFR 130.2 (CFR 2013)]\n\n15. Presence of matter or energy whose nature, location or quantity produces undesired environmental effects.\n\n16. Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste, or smell, or cause a health hazard. The usefulness of the natural resource is usually impaired by the presence of pollutants and contaminants. [EPA 2005e]\n\n17. Man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological or radiological integrity of an aquatic ecosystem.\n\n18. Introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.\n\n19. The Clean Water Act (§502.19) defines pollution as \"the [hu]man-made or [hu]man-induced alteration of chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water.\"",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary; EPA 2005e",
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary; Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Acid Rain Glossary",
    "Total Maximum Daily Loads (303d) Glossary; Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads Glossary; Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary",
    "40 CFR 401.11 (CFR 2017)",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "40 CFR 230.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "Glossary of Wetland Bioassessment Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pollution/"
}