Concept information
This concept has been deprecated.
Preferred term
pollution
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Henderson's] n. any harmful or undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological quality of air, water or soil as a result of the release of e.g. chemicals, radioactivity, heat, large amounts of organic matter (as in sewage). Usually appl. changes arising from human activity although natural pollutants, e.g. volcanic dust, sea salt, are known.
Broader concept
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
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French
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_436
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