Vocabulary Term Details

Pollution

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution)

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. (Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Natural phenomena	Acid deposition Agricultural pollution Air pollution Contamination Diffuse pollution Emission Industrial pollution Sediment pollution Soil pollution Water pollution	Environmental degradation Environmental impact Environmental monitoring Indicator organisms Manmade disasters Pesticides Pollutants Pollution surveys Side effects Spray drift

This term is used for the following terms:
Environmental contamination
Environmental pollution
Immission

Approved Date
24-Jun-2013

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A review of the industrial uses of continuous monitoring systems : minerals industry processes
Analysis of natural and polluted river communities in Great Britain- Progress report for the period January-December 1987
Anglian region state of the environment report : the IPC perspective
Aquatic Litter Information System - Using Digital Technologies
Aquatic pesticide pollution incidents in England and Wales - 1994 - 1995
Atlantic Salmon Research Trust Newsletter No. 8- January, 1975
Attenuation of nitrate in the sub-surface environment
Bideford fine screen outfall post scheme appraisal
Catchment management plan : South Essex action plan, June 1996
Discharge monitoring in the Kennet catchment. Part 1 : ecological effects of sewage and trade effluents
Ecotoxicological Methods: Improving Assessments of Complex Effluents - Assessment of Sub-Lethal Fish Toxicity Test Methods
Endocrine Disruption in the Marine Environment
Estuarine fish survey 1989 : inferences on the pollution status of the Thames estuary
Guidance Manual for Constructed Wetlands
Health status of otters in southern and south west England 1996-2003
Historic changes in the Upper River Ehen Catchment- Summary
Impact of watercress cultivation on river water quality- Progress report for the period January- December 1987
Inferences on the pollution status of the Thames estuary from the macrobenthic community structure : National Rivers Authority Thames Region, Biology, Thames Estuary Benthic Programme
Lelant Watermill bacterial contamination investigation 1995
New biological methods for assessing episodic pollution
Oestrogenic endocrine disruption in flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) from United Kingdom estuarine and marine waters
Pesticide aquatic pollution incidents in England and Wales 1992-96
Pollution and how to spot it (NRA Severn-Trent 61)
Pollution incidents in England and Wales 2000
Pollution risk assessment remediation exercise : River Fowey catchment
Preventing pollution on industrial sites (Bilingual Welsh)
Progress Report December 1986
Progress Report June 1990
Remote sensing and baseline monitoring of the coastal waters of England and Wales 1992-1993 : a survey report [external version]
Review of Literature on the Effect on Aquatic Communities of Particulate Copper in River Systems
River Nar eutrophication studies : diatoms : draft report
River Nar eutrophication studies : summary review of 1993 technical reports
Salmon fisheries in England and Wales
Sensitive Areas (eutrophic) and "Polluted Waters" (eutrophic). Guidance note on information Gathering for Future Designation Reviews
Severn Estuary : draft issues report
Sources of farm pollution and impact on river quality : interim report 1991
Sources of farm pollution and impact on river quality : map annex to project record 001/13/W
Sources of farm pollution and impact on river quality. Volume 2 : appendices (001/13/W)
Survey of the biological quality of creek systems in the outer Thames Estuary, with special reference to the impact of STW and landfill site discharges
Sustainable Systems of Outdoor Pig Production
Swatcatch : a catchment scale model for predicting weekly river flows and pesticide concentrations : SSLRC report to the environment agency TAPS centre contract no : 82/3169
Thames Environment 21. The Environment Agency strategy for land-use planning in Thames Region
The development of macroinvertebrate keys using TWINSPAN classification : a manual for NRA biologists (001/10/W) : draft final report
The development of the Gammarus pulex feeding rate Bioassay
The environmental impact of the foot and mouth disease outbreak: and interim assessment
The mobilization and release of mercury, copper, iron, manganese and selenium from contaminated sediment as a result of dredging : laboratory simulation studies : interim report to the National Rivers Authority Anglian Region
The Occurrence of Sheep Dip Pesticides in Environmental Waters June 1997
The quality of rivers, canals and estuaries in England and Wales : report of the 1990 survey
The quality of the Humber Estuary 1980-1990 : report of the National Rivers Authority
The River Eden Demonstration Test Catchment (DTC) Data
Trial foreshore recharge
Urban Environment Research Theme Management
Water quality report 1990
Water quality report 1991

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Vocabulary Term Details

Pollution

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