environmental damage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalanddamage
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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damage
noun
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The information provided by the predictedenvironmentaldamageinduces a response that mitigates the actualenvironmentaldamage.
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At the same time, pesticides can also give rise to health hazards andenvironmentaldamage.
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Moreover, examples of human pesticide poisonings andenvironmentaldamagefrom pesticides abound.
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Thus, he would balance theenvironmentaldamagewith the increased profits from cattle herding.
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Butenvironmentaldamageis considerably lower, if additionally pollution-reducing infrastructure is used.
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The optimal tax on pollution is thus lower than the marginalenvironmentaldamageto the economy.
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Evidence also suggests that there are serious human health issues andenvironmentaldamageassociated with pesticides.
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They showed howenvironmentaldamageaffects the optimal timing of investment.
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The first was the potentialenvironmentaldamagedue to the intensity of scientific research.
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That has causedenvironmentaldamage.
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A growing body of evidence suggests that corruption is one of the major causes ofenvironmentaldamagein developing countries.
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However, these papers are concerned with transboundaryenvironmentaldamage-a very different situation than examined in this paper.
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The prime importance of the distinction is to clarify our thinking about technology as a source ofenvironmentaldamage.
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Environmentaldamage, including the loss of resilience of ecosystems, often occurs abruptly and is often not reversible.
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To address these questions we must begin by distinguishing two types ofenvironmentaldamage: pollution and development.
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It is usually the poorer and more disadvantaged strata who are mostly affected by the negative impacts ofenvironmentaldamage.
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But such productivity has come at a price, much of it paid for in four kinds ofenvironmentaldamage.
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In fact, conventional farming practices are causingenvironmentaldamage, which is sometimes difficult to quantify and might have irreversible consequences.
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Hence, although for different reasons, private nuisance actions were not significant deterrents of substantialenvironmentaldamagein either country.
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In this context, suppose that theenvironmentaldamagedue to an economic reform program is likely to be rather large.
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To date, the costs of anyenvironmentaldamageor rehabilitation programmes are rarely included in farm budgets.
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Theenvironmentaldamagewould be absolutely appalling.
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Limitingenvironmentaldamageis of prime concern.
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However, these generally cover traditional damage and notenvironmentaldamage.
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We should also restoreenvironmentaldamagecaused by nature.
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