EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

pollution
type: Concept
preferred label: التلوث @ar
preferred label: Замърсяване @bg
preferred label: ρύπανση @el
preferred label: znečištění @cs
preferred label: znečistenie @sk
preferred label: zanieczyszczenie @pl
preferred label: verontreiniging @nl
preferred label: teršimas, tarša @lt
preferred label: szennyezés @hu
preferred label: Verunreinigung @de
preferred label: contaminación @es
preferred label: forurening @da
preferred label: forurensning @no
preferred label: förorening, miljöförstöring @sv
preferred label: inquinamento @it
preferred label: onesnaženje @sl
preferred label: onečišćenje @hr
preferred label: piesārņojums @lv
preferred label: poluare @ro
preferred label: poluição @pt
preferred label: reostamine, reostus, saastamine, saastus @et
preferred label: saastuminen, saaste @fi

deprecated concept
type: Concept

pollution
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: pollution
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
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: deprecated concept
deprecated: true