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Term

point source

Term

A stationary location or fixed facility from which pollutants are discharged; any single identifiable source of pollution; e.g. a pipe, ditch, ship, ore pit, factory smokestack.

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Definition source publication

US EPA.

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http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/pterms.html

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US EPA

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Subjects

GENERAL

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