Point Source

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Point Source?

A stationary location or fixed facility from which pollutants are discharged; any single identifiable source of pollution; e.g. a pipe, ditch, ship, ore pit, factory smokestack.

Try searching Point Source across the entire website.


Related glossary terms:

Area Source   Assessment Endpoint   Breakpoint Chlorination   Central Collection Point   Contamination Source Inventory   Drive Point Profiler   Flash Point   Geothermal Source Heat Pump   Indirect Source   Industrial Source Reduction   

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |


<-- Search again

View Laboratory Acronyms...

View EPA Data Qualifier (Flag) Abbreviations...

Suggestions? This Laboratory Terms page continues to expand and improve. If you have suggestions for improvement, we would enjoy hearing from you. Please contact the webmaster here.