Wastewater discharge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029994",
  "term": "Wastewater discharge",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Wastewater Discharge",
  "definition": "1. Water phase that is discharged from the separator in a wastewater treatment system.\n\n2. The environmental burden indicator for wastewater discharge measures how much relative risk there is of being exposed to pollutants from wastewater that flows into rivers or other bodies of water downstream. This relative risk is based on estimated concentrations of pollutants in downstream water bodies within 500 meters, divided by distance in km. EJScreen presents wastewater discharge proximity using percentile rank, ranging from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest).\n\n3. For more details on the wastewater discharge indicator, including why it is important and what you can do moving forward, please visit the EJScreen Indicator Overview for Wastewater Discharge.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.702 (CFR 2013)",
    "EPA's RSEI modeled toxic concentrations to stream reach segments",
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/wastewater-discharge/"
}