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Meanings of environmental hazard in English
A substance, a condition or an event which has the potential to threaten the surrounding natural environment or adversely affect people's health.
Usage of environmental hazard in English
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Association between environmental hazard risk and unintentional injuries was estimated.
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However, coral would not stick to the rubber and the tires now present an environmental hazard.
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If the wrecks do not have any oil, it does not pose as an environmental hazard.
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Old ships dismantled for scrap pose a major environmental hazard to EU waters, it was claimed today.
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These large plastics are an environmental hazard.
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Which means all sorts of rockets, missiles, and anti-tank rounds may present an environmental hazard and a health risk.
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There is an increase in incidence rate of injuries with an increased environmental hazard risk, although not statistically significant.
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Not only do discarded beer bottles pose an environmental hazard, they also pose a serious problem for these beetles.
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The study said microplastics were a growing environmental hazard, with plastics accounting for 73 percent of all marine debris.
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They are an environmental hazard.
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Study lead author Associate Professor Jonathan Broadbent said mercury is an environmental hazard, so by extension, dental amalgam is too.
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Schools of dead fish have surfaced along the river, causing an environmental hazard that is embarrassing, to say the least.
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In 2012 the Lagos state authorities sent in police to evict people on the grounds that Makoko was an environmental hazard.
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They float, which comes in handy, since once they're full of oil they must be collected before they become an environmental hazard.
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It keeps all the wastes down to where they belong and treats them efficiently to prevent it from becoming an environmental hazard.
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A fatberg, while not terribly pleasant and a big headache for sanitation workers, is not a health or environmental hazard, scientists have found.