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Environmental policy
Policy related to managing human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources.
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environmental quality standards
Environment; Environmental policy
Normative documents and guidelines for deter-mining the degree of environmental conditions and requirements to avoid negative and damaging effects, influences, and consequences.
environmental science
Environment; Environmental policy
The interdisciplinary study (programmes and courses of environmental problems, within the frame-work of established physical and biological principles, i.e., oriented toward a scientific approach.
health
Environment; Environmental policy
The natural/normal state of an organism, characterized by harmonious interrelationships with the environment and by the absence of adverse/harmful changes caused by diseases, pollution, and other ...
herbicide
Environment; Environmental policy
A pesticide chemical used to control or destroy the growth of undesirable plants, e.g., weeds.
homeostasis
Environment; Environmental policy
The abilities and mechanisms of organisms and ecosystems for self regulation which enable them to constantly adjust themselves to the changing conditions of their environments and to maintain a ...
human ecology
Environment; Environmental policy
The study of the growth, distribution, and organization of human communities relative to their inter-relationships with other humans and other species and with their environment.
