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point source pollution  

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  • Following the passage of legislation in the 1960s and 1970s aimed at cleaning the air and waters in the United States, rigorous efforts have focused on point source pollution control. The term identifies sources of pollution that emanate from a discreet and clearly identifiable point. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Point Source Pollution]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QG7CC8V9-Q

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