Measured calculation for estimating relative merits and demerits of a project. Evaluation and comparison of capital and environmental costs.

Illegal, unlawful action against environmental law . Violation of criminal provisions.

Caused directly or indirectly by human activities, it is the decrease in natural environmental health , measured as erosion of quality.

A branch of industry economics. The study of financial impacts from environmental policies. regulatory compliance costs is an impact example.

Documented conclusions of analysis / evaluation of a firm’s current and/or planned activities, the direct and indirect effects on the environment , and significance of resulting benefit or detriment

Discipline focused on the movement of environmental contaminants and their fate in the environment . The successful application of environmental engineering is successful end-of-pipe solutions to environmental problems .

Equitable sharing of environmental impacts by a community. Environmental policies and laws strive to ensure that no one group or community bears a larger, unfair share of harmful effects from […]

Being in the presence of some substance in an environment . Typically, that substance is pollution or a hazardous waste . Low-level, repeated exposure to hazardous substances is a documented […]

Known characteristics in an environment that impact the survival, operations, and growth of an organization . This identifiable element exists as a physical, cultural, demographic, economic, political, regulatory, or technological […]

Degradation of a pollutant, documented in stages, once it is placed in an environment . Pollutants can be chemical, like a pesticide, or biological, like an enzyme.

Projected trend or result of an environmental event based on past experience. Used to effect the performance of a firm, disrupt its plans, or force a change in its strategies. […]

Monies and resources raised and set aside for environmental improvement . (1) To fight the effects of past and current polluting , fines, penalties, and taxes primarily fund this effort. […]

Optional practices and guidance focused on the management of air emissions , wastewater effluents, and solid waste . Collection of current best environmental practices.

Collective mix of environmental conditions, forces, and substances impacting physical and mental well-being of people living in that environment . Refer to environmental sanitation .

Effects to organisms or their environment , possibly adverse, caused by development , industrial, or infrastructural projects or a pollutant.

A statement of actual or potential impact of an actual or potential project or facility on a documented, measured, monitored environment . A very detailed study. Based on an environmental […]

Objective evidence of an EIA exercise as a written record submitted to the deciding authority. It proposes measures to avoid, mitigate, or offset adverse effects and impacts. An EIR is […]

Known also as environmental impact report.

Documented measurement, statistic, or value of a substance or effect in an environment . Used as a barometer to identify the presence or level of the factor/characteristic impacting the environment. […]

Collective body of rules and regulations, orders and statutes, constraints and allowances that are all concerned with the maintenance and protection of the natural environment of a country. Legal basis […]

Principle-based obligation of a polluting party to pay for any and all damage the party caused to the environment . If damage can be tied to a specific party, this […]

Functional administration to generate, use, and oversee an organization ‘s environmental policy .

This system consists of an organizational structure with defined planning activities, responsibilities, verified practices, procedures, processes, committed resources, and proven standards built for this purpose. This purpose is employed in […]

Adverse health effects of allergens, radiations, and toxins in the environment are mitigated by diagnosis and treatment, as a part of medical intervention .

1. Known also as environmental compliance monitoring . 2. Known also as environmental scanning .