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ENVIRONMENTAL RISK [1 record]

Record 1 2019-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Effects of Pollution
  • Anti-pollution Measures
DEF

The potential for an activity to have adverse impacts on the environment.

OBS

Environmental risk may be caused by effluents, emissions, wastes, accidental chemical releases, energy use, and actions that result in the depletion of natural resources or the degradation of flora, fauna and natural habitats.

OBS

environmental risk: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Effets de la pollution
  • Mesures antipollution
DEF

Possibilité qu'une activité ait des impacts adverses sur l'environnement

OBS

Un risque d'atteinte à l'environnement peut être causé par des effluents, des émissions, des déchets, la libération accidentelle de produits chimiques, l'utilisation d'énergie et des actions qui épuisent les ressources naturelles ou qui dégradent la flore, la faune et les habitats naturels.

OBS

risque d'atteinte à l'environnement : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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