Diffuse source definition

Diffuse source means a radionuclide that has been unintentionally produced or concentrated during the processing of materials for use for commercial, medical, or research activities.
Diffuse source means a radionuclide that has been unintentionally produced or concentrated during the processing of materials for use for commercial, medical, or research activities. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Waste Management
Diffuse source means a radionuclide that has been unintentionally produced or concentrated during the processing of materials for use for commercial, medical, or research activities. "Discrete source" means a radionuclide that has been processed so that its concentration within a material has been purposely increased for use for commercial, medical, or research

Examples of Diffuse source in a sentence

  • Diffuse source emissions were limited to low-level waste activities and renovation activities.

  • Diffuse source pollution from agricultural activities is mainly associated with fertilizer and pesticide use and contributes to such water quality problems as eutrophication in surface water, nitrate accumulation in ground water and the leaching of nitrate to both.

  • Significant differences are seen across the RBDs: Diffuse source pollution shows the highest percentage in the Black Sea RBD while water abstractions affect a high percentage of surface water bodies in the West Aegean RBD.

  • Diffuse source loadings from flat coastal plain watersheds:water, movement and nutrient budgets.

  • Diffuse source control: Price River San Rafael River Dirty Devil River McElmo Creek Big Sandy River (2) Submit each planning report on the units named in section 203(a) (1) of this title promptly to the Colorado River Basin States and to such other parties as the Secretary deems appropriate for their review and comments.

  • O1 – Point - Contaminated sites or abandoned industrial sites Sum of: 1.5 – Point - Contaminated sites or abandoned industrial sites 2.5 – Diffuse - Contaminated sites or abandoned industrial sites O2 – Point - Waste disposal sites 1.6 – Point - Waste disposal sites O3 – Point - Mine waters 1.7 – Point - Mine waters O4 – Point - Aquaculture 1.8 – Point - Aquaculture NP – Diffuse sources 2 – Diffuse source of pollution Partial correspondence.

  • Fletcher reported that he met with the Academic & Governance Committee to make certain that their activities are not redundant.

  • Diffuse source pollution through the seepage of sewage into coastal waters, partly as a result of increasing urbanisation in many coastal cities, is a source of concern, as is point source pollution, exemplified by sewage and industrial effluent discharge pipelines off the South African coast.

  • RBD No pressures Point source Diffuse source Water abstraction Table 4.3: Number and percentage of surface water bodies affected by significant pressuresSource: WISE Figure 4.

  • Diffuse source pollution from forestry is identified as affecting greater than 20% of coastal water bodies.


More Definitions of Diffuse source

Diffuse source means multiple non-point sources spread over a wide area;
Diffuse source means a source of pollution other than a point source from which substances enter the marine and coastal environment as a result of land or surface run off, precipitation, atmospheric deposition, drainage, seepage or by hydrological modification or destruction of habitats;

Related to Diffuse source

  • Discrete source means a radionuclide that has been processed so that its concentration within a material has been purposely increased for use for commercial, medical, or research activities.

  • Single Source means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons which is not a political committee or political party.

  • Sole Source means a Trade Contractor or Supplier or Subcontractor specified by name in a Bulletin as the exclusive source from which conforming goods or services may be obtained. Designation of goods or services by reference to a named source accompanied by the qualification “or equal” or similar language is not a designation of a Sole Source as that term is defined herein.

  • Area source means any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source as defined in rule 567—22.100(455B).

  • Primary Source means the Screen Page specified as such in the applicable Pricing Supplement and (in the case of any Screen Page provided by any information service other than the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (“Reuters”)) agreed to by the Agent Bank;

  • Sealed source means any radioactive material that is encased in a capsule designed to prevent leakage or escape of the radioactive material.

  • Major source means any stationary source (or any group of stationary sources that are located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, and are under common control of the same person [or persons under common control]) belonging to a single major industrial grouping and that are described in subsection (A), (B), or (C) of this definition. For the purposes of defining “major source,” a stationary source or group of stationary sources shall be considered part of a single industrial grouping if all of the pollutant emitting activities at such source or group of sources on contiguous or adjacent properties belong to the same Major Group (i.e., all have the same two-digit code) as described in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987.