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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.
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Examples for "environmentally hazardous"
Examples for "environmentally hazardous"
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It said it was investigating suspected violations in the handling of environmentally hazardous substances and the pollution of the marine environment.
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Solar energy is also safer than nuclear energy as there is no environmentally hazardous radioactive waste, and no huge financial outlay for construction, he said.
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.