Health Care

Non-Point Source Pollution

Water pollution from a variety of diffuse sources carried over or through the ground and into water sources such as LAKES; RIVERS; WETLANDS; coastal waters; and GROUNDWATER. Such diffuse sources include roadways and parking lots (GASOLINE; HEAVY METALS; and motor oil), lawns or agricultural land (excess FERTILIZERS, livestock excrement, and PESTICIDES), landfill seepage, and construction sites (chemicals and trash used in construction processes).

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Water pollution from a variety of diffuse sources carried over or through the ground and into water sources such as LAKES; RIVERS; WETLANDS; coastal waters; and GROUNDWATER. Such diffuse sources include roadways and parking lots (GASOLINE; HEAVY METALS; and motor oil), lawns or agricultural land (excess FERTILIZERS, livestock excrement, and PESTICIDES), landfill seepage, and construction sites (chemicals and trash used in construction processes).

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6 entry terms
  • Nonpoint Source Pollution
  • Non Point Source Pollution
  • Pollution, Non-Point Source
  • Pollution, Nonpoint Source
  • Source Pollution, Non-Point
  • Source Pollution, Nonpoint

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data.

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2018

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  • Water Pollutants (1996-2017)
  • Water Pollution (2001-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Non-Point Source Pollution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000075602. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000075602
  2. Non-Point Source Pollution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20917861