environmental hazard

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalandhazard

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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hazard
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhæz.əd/us
/ˈhæz.ɚd/
something that is dangerous and likely to ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandhazardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even a high genetic loading for a certainenvironmentalhazarddoes not mean that the consequences associated with that risk factor would necessarily be genetically rather than environmentally mediated.
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The code of practice is a major factor in assessing the risk of anenvironmentalhazard.
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Ensuring that waste disposal sites do not present anenvironmentalhazardis part of the statutory responsibility of waste disposal authorities.
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They are anenvironmentalhazardto the high seas and to coastal states.
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I am told that this does not impose any significantenvironmentalhazard, whatever that may mean.
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Are the emissions not a majorenvironmentalhazard?
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The offence is that of actually depositing poisonous waste that is liable to give rise to anenvironmentalhazard.
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The point being made was that this was a question of an accident at work as contrasted with anenvironmentalhazard.
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I can also confirm that if used improperly it would be a dangerousenvironmentalhazard.
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It is a seriousenvironmentalhazardand one that is easily avoided.
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Underground tests are less of anenvironmentalhazardthan atmospheric tests, but underground tests produce radioactivity which seeps into the water table.
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Rats and mice and bugs and lice coming after the dumping of the rubbish and waste are also anenvironmentalhazard.
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Not only is the practice anenvironmentalhazard: it is an expensive business, particularly as landfill sites become more scarce.
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As part of this work, consideration has been given to the relativeenvironmentalhazardof the active ingredients contained in different pesticides.
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It could end the asbestos waste problem, which is a majorenvironmentalhazard.
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Although they are notenvironmentalhazardfree, they are very different from those that we knew and worked in.
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The end to thatenvironmentalhazardis welcome, as is the end to a cruel practice.
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Who will be responsible for theenvironmentalhazardof discharges after closure?
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Ships can constitute anenvironmentalhazardto the marine environment in three ways—through operational pollution, accidental pollution and physical damage.
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