NALT

Preferred term

total maximum daily load

Topic

TMDL is the calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant. A TMDL determines a pollutant reduction target and allocates load reductions necessary to the source(s) of the pollutant.

pollution load

TMDL (pollution)
TMDL (total maximum daily load)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

37956

Spanish

carga diaria máxima total

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59069

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 12/16/19