environmental problem

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalandproblem

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒb.ləm/us
/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Opposition to the operational destructor demonstrated that the effort to remove oneenvironmentalproblemmight introduce another.
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The answer to this question is especially important for theenvironmentalproblemmentioned above.
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This result would clearly seem to illustrate the potential effectiveness of a multilateral response to anenvironmentalproblem.
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The extension of sewerage is a potential candidate for delays if indeed no realenvironmentalproblemis associated with the use of septic systems.
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If there turns out to be convincing evidence that global warming is real and could become a seriousenvironmentalproblem, international action may be needed.
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The experiment also illustrates how non-obvious policies may be more efficient than traditional policies to address anenvironmentalproblem.
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Manure is a complexenvironmentalproblemaffecting multiple media, with interactions between the various media.
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Given the stochasticity of weather, this would not be an efficient solution to anenvironmentalproblem.
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Predicting the constants of nature becomes a messyenvironmentalproblem.
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In the case of surface irrigation systems, salinity build up has become a majorenvironmentalproblem.
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At first glance it appeared to be a comprehensive list, but to my eyes there was a glaring omission - the most fundamentalenvironmentalproblemwas missing entirely.
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In a globalenvironmentalproblem, there is not however a regulator per se vested with the power to enforce a given policy in a number of nations.
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The climate change caused by man and its adverse effects on the environment and mankind are the most serious globalenvironmentalproblemfacing us.
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Packaging only plays a minor, albeit visible, role in theenvironmentalproblemand is a source of irritation to many people.
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Theenvironmentalproblemwould equate itself because the cooling towers would not be necessary.
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And slurry is an increasingenvironmentalproblemin this country.
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One of the key points in this report concerns historical waste, which is perhaps the greatestenvironmentalproblemof all.
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All things considered, this could be said to constitute a considerably greaterenvironmentalproblemthan the mining currently in operation.
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For a long time it has been self-evident to see packaging as anenvironmentalproblem, a small and necessary problem certainly, but a problem nonetheless.
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We usually agree that they are the greatestenvironmentalproblemof our time, and we usually agree that we must do more.
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