environmentally

environmental | American Dictionary

environmental
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ɪnˌvɑɪ·rənˈmen·təl, -ˌvɑɪ·ərn-/
earth science
relating to the environment in which people, animals, and plants live:
We’re here to discuss environmental issues.

environmentally

adverb[ not gradable ]us/ɪnˌvɑɪ·rənˈmen·təl·i, -ˌvɑɪ·ərn-/

environmental | Business English

environmental
adjective
uk /ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentəl/us
ENVIRONMENT
relating to the environment:
Environmental laws are forcing American automakers to take electric alternatives to gas engines seriously.
environmental damage/harm/pollutionThe environmental damage from the oil spill took at least two years to repair.
environmental challenges/concerns/issues
environmental effect/impactHe's concerned about the environmental effects of genetically modified foods.
environmental science/technology
A cargo ship carrying toxic waste dumped its load, creating an environmental disaster that resulted in the deaths of 10 people.
The oil giant has already spent some $3 billion on environmental cleanup.
Businesses have a major role in environmental protection.

environmentally

adverbuk /ɪnˌvaɪrəˈmentəli/ us /-ˌvaɪrəˈmenṱəl-/
It's generally understood that large hydro plants are environmentally damaging.

Examples of environmental

environmental
However, retaliation against implicit environmental subsidies is not permitted under these rules.
In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.
The unmodelled environmental interaction was represented by a spring having viscous friction (' 'dashpot' ').
In summary, our results suggest that exposure to combinations of environmental stresses may increase the expression of additive genetic variability for fecundity.
This suggests that it is important for environmental purposes to model the response of technical change to trade.
Still, a public economist would remind us that looking at whether environmental tax swaps increase employment or not tells us nothing about social welfare.
The basis for determining the allocation of forest areas for timber production and environmental functions has been largely historical.
Externalities do not lead to institutional failure, they are a form of institutional failure - environmental problems are frequently symptoms of such failure.
Environmental experience also can affect brain chemistry by altering neurotransmitter synthesis, transmitter receptor synthesis, and transmitter uptake systems.
It is to be expected that the genetic, environmental and non-shared influences on these two variables would differ somewhat, and possibly substantially.
On the other hand, there is a substantial amount of phenotypic covariance, and genetic and shared environmental influences contribute substantially to this overlap.
As far as the literature on sustainable development is concerned, this tends to view economic growth as limited by the finiteness of environmental resources.
All other hypotheses are also supported, and suggestions regarding the necessary future direction of environmental policy are made.
Given these findings, suggestions are made regarding the necessary future direction of environmental policy.
These projects are targeted to increase environmental infrastructure to contend with the rapid industrialization and population growth that has strained the region for decades.
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