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attenuable impact [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
OBS

Attenuable: that may be attenuated.

OBS

In North American English "impact mitigation" is preferred to "impact attenuation" with the meaning: Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action, (b) Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree of magnitude of the action and its implementation, (c) Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the impacted environment, (d) Reducing or eliminating the impact over time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
OBS

Réductible: qui peut être réduit, rendu plus intéressant.

OBS

Même si l'expression "atténuation des impacts" est correcte et recommandée en français, l'adjectif "atténuable" n'est pas attesté dans les dictionnaires généraux français.

Spanish

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