Naturally occurring background definition

Naturally occurring background means the quality of individual media in the vicinity of a discharge of a hazardous sub- stance or environmental pollution that has not been affected by a hazardous substance discharge or environmental pollution.

Examples of Naturally occurring background in a sentence

  • Naturally occurring background levels for PID monitoring range between 0.0 ppm and 2.0 ppm but can also fluctuate due to ambient conditions (e.g. nearby traffic exhaust, high humidity, excess moisture).