reference site

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14982
Relatively unpolluted site used for comparison with polluted sites in environmental monitoring studies, often incorrectly referred to as a control site.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 936 [Terms] [Paper]