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Stock pollutant

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-026833

A pollutant for which the environment has little or no absorptive capacity, such as non-biodegradable plastic, heavy metals such as mercury, and radioactive waste. A stock pollutant accumulates through time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-026833
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances; General environmental
ReferencesEconomic Analyses Glossary; Preparing Economic Analyses Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term_source": "Stock Pollutant",
  "definition": "A pollutant for which the environment has little or no absorptive capacity, such as non-biodegradable plastic, heavy metals such as mercury, and radioactive waste. A stock pollutant accumulates through time.",
  "subject": [
    "Chemical substances",
    "General environmental"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Economic Analyses Glossary",
    "Preparing Economic Analyses Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/stock-pollutant/"
}

Record 26,109 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.