Preferred Term:
water pollution
Definition:
Any substance or energy form (heat, light, noise, etc.) which alters the state of a body of water from what would naturally occur. Especially associated with those altered states which human value judgements have decreed as bad.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
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Entry Terms:
- contaminants in water
- contamination of water
- water contamination
- water contaminants
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5217
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