Preferred term
pollutant
Definition
- [NCIT] Any chemical compound, biological object, physical factor in a concentration or amount that adversely alters the physical, chemical, or biological properties of the environment. The term includes pathogens, toxic metals, carcinogens, oxygen-demanding materials, radiation, natural substances, synthetic industrial chemicals, biocides and all other harmful substances and factors. (NCI)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
Arabic
- ملوث
Bulgarian
- Замърсител
Croatian
- onečišćujuća tvar
Czech
- látka znečišťující
Danish
- forurenende stoffer
Dutch
- verontreinigende stoffen
Estonian
- reoaine, saasteaine
Finnish
- saastuttavat aineet, saasteet
French
- polluant
German
- Schadstoff
Greek
- ρύποι
Hungarian
- szennyezőanyag
Italian
- inquinanti
Latvian
- piesārņotājs
Lithuanian
- teršalas
Norwegian
- forurensende stoff
Polish
- zanieczyszczenia
Portuguese
- poluentes
Romanian
- poluant
Slovak
- znečisťujúca látka
Slovenian
- onesnaževalo
Spanish
- contaminantes
Swedish
- föroreningar
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20893
