Unit 5 - Environmental Law Flashcards
A reduction in something
Depletion
Chemicals that flow into rivers and lakes and pollute the environment
Runoff
Dangerous
Hazardous
An act of removing harmful substances or chemicals from a place or the environment.
Cleanup
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
Drought
Information disseminated or measures and programs established to prevent and reduce damage, injury or loss to users of specific commodities and services.
Consumer protection
The removing of chemical, biological, or radiological contamination from, or the neutralizing of it on a person, object, or area.
Decontamination
Harvesting some forest product such as fuel wood, timber for furniture and paper production
Logging
The export, re-export, import, and introduction from the sea of a species, for example animal or plant, whether alive or dead, any recognizable part or derivate thereof.
Trade in species
