background concentration

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The concentration of any substance which would normally be found in an area This amount is used as a basis of comparison in identifying contamination levels
The pollutant levels that are found throughout the continental United States even in "clean air locations," areas where no man-made air toxic emissions would be expected They are a result of past emissions of persistent pollutants, long-range transport of recent emissions, and widespread man-made sources
A concentration of a substance in a particular environment that is indicative of minimal influence by human (anthropogenic) sources
the level of a contaminant present before the introduction of a new source
background concentration

    Hyphenation

    back·ground con·cen·tra·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    bäkgraund känsıntreyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbakˌground ˌkänsənˈtrāsʜən/ /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/
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