nonpoint
adjective
non·point
ˌnän-ˈpȯint 
: being a source of pollution (such as runoff from farmland) that is not confined to a single point
also
: being pollution or a pollutant that does not arise from a single identifiable source
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But the bigger culprits are nonpoint sources, the thousands of farms where runoff from fields reaches rivers or other tributaries feeding western Lake Erie.
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Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2017
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2017
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“Nonpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpoint. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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