environmental emergency definition

environmental emergency means a problem that a public body and the department agree poses a serious, imme- diate threat to the environment or to the health or safety of a community and requires immediate corrective action.

environmental emergency means any situation that has caused or may cause serious harm to human health or damage to the environment, irrespective of whether the potential for harm or damage is immediate or delayed;

environmental emergency means an uncontrolled, unplanned or accidental release, or release in contravention of laws or regulations, of a substance into the Environment, or the reasonable likelihood of such a release into the Environment, that:

Examples of environmental emergency in a sentence

• Cao, “Site restoration activities in Sardinia”, WORKSHOP on The Aurul Mine accident - Environmental emergency of the Danube-Tibisco, Italy (2000).

• The Authority shall provide the Contractor with all reasonable assistance in obtaining any necessary import licence with regard to any defence or security issue that may arise.

• Environmental emergency response and monitoring152 2.4 Technical guidelines for remediation of contaminated sites162.2.5 Other relevant guidelines and standards 182.2.6 Comparison and gap analysis of Chinese and foreign standards Error! Bookmark not defined.

• Note that after reflecting the strategy detailed in this report the Council will need to make cuts of £6.030m in 2015/16 and forecast cuts in 2016/17 of£8.797m.

• Environmental emergency - a disaster caused by the impact of inexorable forces of nature or an industrial accident resulting in the disturbance of the natural balance and hazards for human, plant, and animal life.

More Definitions of environmental emergency

environmental emergency means a situation, to be determined by the commissioner director, that constitutes an immediate threat to the environment or public health, or both, and providing immediate, but temporary relief to the situation may require the expenditure of funds to effect a solution, provide temporary relief, or retain the services of appropriate technical personnel or contractors.”

environmental emergency means any accidental event that has occurred, having taken place after the entry into force of this Annex, and that results in, or imminently threatens to result in, any significant and harmful impact on the Antarctic environment;

environmental emergency means any unexpected or sudden occurrence resulting from any act or omission relating to waste leading to serious danger to the public or potentially serious pollution of or damage to the environment, whether immediate or delayed;

environmental emergency means any unexpected or sudden occurrence resulting from any act or omission relating to waste which may cause or has caused serious harm to human health or damage to the environment, regardless of whether the potential for harm or damage is immediate or delayed;

environmental emergency means an unexpected sudden occurrence, including a major emission, fire or explosion leading to serious danger to the public or potentially serious pollution of or detriment to the environment, whether immediate or delayed;

environmental emergency means any incident that has occurred, that results in, or imminently threatens to result in, any significant and harmful impact in the Antarctic Treaty area;

environmental emergency means an occurrence of any pest that presents a significant risk of harm or injury to the environment, or significant harm, injury, or loss to agricultural crops or turf, including any exotic or foreign pest that may need preventative quarantine measures to avert or prevent that risk, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.