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=== National Definitions === | === National Definitions === | ||
| + | ==== [[Honduras]] ==== | ||
| + | {{definition|''Water Pollution'': The alteration of the constituents of a body of water by man to such a degree that the water loses its value as a natural resource. <ref>[http://marinamercante.gob.hn/smm/glossary/n.html Honduras Maritime Weather Service - weather glossary]</ref>}}The change may be due to natural or human-induced causes.<br/><br/> | ||
==== [[United States]] ==== | ==== [[United States]] ==== | ||
{{definition| A situation in which the introduction of a contaminant into the water system is threatened, claimed, or suggested by evidence. <ref>[http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/upload/2006_01_27_watersecurity_pubs_watersentinel_system_architecture.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Security Initiative System Architecture, EPA 817-D-05-003, December 2005.] </ref> }} | {{definition| A situation in which the introduction of a contaminant into the water system is threatened, claimed, or suggested by evidence. <ref>[http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/upload/2006_01_27_watersecurity_pubs_watersentinel_system_architecture.pdf U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Security Initiative System Architecture, EPA 817-D-05-003, December 2005.] </ref> }} | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 4 February 2017
Contents
Definitions
National Definitions
Honduras
Water Pollution: The alteration of the constituents of a body of water by man to such a degree that the water loses its value as a natural resource. [1]
The change may be due to natural or human-induced causes.
United States
A situation in which the introduction of a contaminant into the water system is threatened, claimed, or suggested by evidence. [2]
See also
Notes
References
- ERNCIP's Thematic Group on Chemical & Biological Risks in the Water Sector [1].
