Sensor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025231",
  "term": "Sensor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An instrument that measure (senses) a physical condition or variable of interest. Floats and thermocouples are examples of sensors.\n\n2. Device that produces a discernable response to external stimulus. Some examples of sensors are thermometers, photoelectric cells, pressure transducers, and smoke detectors.\n\n3. Device that measures a physical quantity or the change in a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, flow rate, pH, or liquid level. [40 CFR 60.481 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 60.481a (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 63.981 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 63.1001][40 CFR 63.1020 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 63.1251 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 63.1361 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 63.12005 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 65.2 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 63.161 (CFR 2013)] [40 CFR 60.5430b (CFR 2024)] [40 CFR 60.481b (CFR 2024)]",
  "subject": "Laws, regulations and executive orders",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Adapted from EPA Sensor Technologies Used During Site Remediation Activities - Selected Experiences at http://epa.gov/tio/download/remed/542r05007.pdf",
    "40 CFR 63.101 (CFR 2024)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sensor/"
}