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).

DUI

D000075602 MeSH Browser

CUI

M000630745

Previous indexing

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

History note

2018

Public note

2018