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environmental pollution, n the presence of substances and conditions that adversely affect the health and well-being of people within a community; usually substances in the air and water supply. environmental pertaining to or emanating from the environment. environmental injuries include burns, electrical injuries, frostbite, heat stroke. environmental mastitis mastitis caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Aerobacter aerogenes. permanent environmental factors factors which affect all measures of performance equally and through the patient's lifetime, e.g. fulltime at pasture, tropical climate. environmental pollution the presence of offensive, but not necessarily infectious, matter in the environment. For example, pollution may be by specific organic or inorganic chemicals, by physical agents such as dust, volcanic fallout, smoke, automobile fumes, radioactive material and animal feces and urine. Each of these items and noise pollution is dealt with under specific headings. environmental stress see stress (2). temporary environmental factors risk factors which may vary widely, e.g. nutrition, pregnancy status, disease. environmental variance that portion of the phenotypic variance caused by differences in the environment to which the individuals have been exposed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Historically most emerging economies undergoing rapid industrialization have experienced the noxious by-product of environmental pollution. Of special interest is mobilizing the Latino community and political leaders on climate change and the health consequences of environmental pollution. Understanding Environmental Pollution is rich in general information about most forms of pollution at the household, local, and global level. |
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