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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental hazards
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental hazards

Preferred term

environmental hazards

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Physical, chemical, biological or mechanical agents capable of causing harm to the environment, or a situation or event with the potential for adverse environmental impact.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • environmental health hazards

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137846

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