Unreasonable marine environmental degradation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029177",
  "term": "Unreasonable marine environmental degradation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Unreasonable Marine Environmental Degradation",
  "definition": "1. Significant adverse changes in ecosystem diversity, productivity and stability of the biological community within the area of discharge and surrounding biological communities\n\n2. Threat to human health through direct exposure to pollutants or through consumption of exposed aquatic organisms.\n\n3. Loss of esthetic, recreational, scientific or economic values which is unreasonable in relation to the benefit derived from the discharge.",
  "subject": "Outcomes",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 125.121 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/unreasonable-marine-environmental-degradation/"
}