reference environment

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14980
Generalized description of the environment into which contaminants will be released and in which organisms will be exposed. Reference environments are used when there is no specific site at risk.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 936 [Terms] [Paper]