Point source pollution
Single identifiable source
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Through Air pollution, Water pollution and Thermal pollution
- Air pollution from an industrial source (rather than an airport or a road, considered a line source, or a forest fire, which is considered an area source, or volume source)
- Water pollution from factories, power plants, municipal sewage treatment plants and some farms (see concentrated animal feeding operation). The U.S. Clean Water Act also defines municipal separate storm sewer systems and industrial stormwater discharges (such as construction sites) as point sources.
- Man-made, natural, and groundwater reservoirs can all be contaminated by point source pollution which can threaten human health and safety.
- Noise pollution from a jet engine
- Disruptive seismic vibration from a localized seismic study
- Light pollution from an intrusive street light
- Radio emissions from an interference-producing electrical device
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