upstream water

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Water in a rivulet, river, or lake that is situated above a defined point, in a direction opposite to that of the current flow.
Note: Upstream water is not influenced by incoming effluent at or below the defined point because the effluent is carried away by the flow.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 961 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'upstream water' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15122 RIS BibTex EndNote
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