A source of pollution that issues from widely distributed or pervasive environmental elements.
cattle are the leading non-point source of pollution in Canada today
Compare with point source
Example sentencesExamples
- In its program, a state or territory describes how it will implement nonpoint source pollution controls, known as management measures.
- Shallow curtain drains that intersect untreated wastewater are an important source of nonpoint source pollution in Ohio and should never be used.
- As he points out, good forestry is part of the solution to nonpoint source pollution.
- Water bodies can violate water quality standards because of either point source or nonpoint source pollution.
- These factors are consistent with nonpoint sources such as septic fields, residential lawn fertilizers, and agricultural fertilizers.