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estuary pollution

Term

Contamination of the generally broad portion of a stream near its outlet which is influenced by the tide of the water body into which it flows. Many estuaries have become badly contaminated by wastes that have been generated from heavily populated areas.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/aliss_scripts/concept/12183

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