Environmental groups are pressuring the government not to allow development on this land.Los grupos ecologistas están presionando al gobierno para que no permita la urbanización de estos terrenos.

d. ecológico (disaster, balance)

The radiation leak was one of the worst environmental disasters of this century.La fuga radioactiva fue una de las peores catástrofes ecológicas de este siglo.

2. (relating to surroundings)

a. ambiental

Environmental factors such as nutrition and infection have an impact on a child's development.Factores ambientales como la nutrición y las infecciones impactan en el desarrollo del niño.

b. del entorno

Are these traits innate, or the result of environmental influences?¿Son innatos estos rasgos o el resultado de influencias del entorno?

environmental

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (general)

a. medioambiental

environmental damagedaños medioambientales

environmental disastercatástrofe ecológica

environmental groupsgrupos ecologistas

Environmental Health Officerinspector(ora) de sanidad

environmental [ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl]

adjective

1 (ecological) [+pollution, policy, issues] medioambiental; [+problems, disaster, damage] ecológico; medioambiental; [+group, movement] ecologista; [+impact] ambiental

it will have disastrous environmental effects tendrá efectos desastrosos en el medio ambiente

environmental studies carried out in the region show that ...

2 (situational)

the environmental factors in mental illness la influencia de los factores del medio ambiente en las enfermedades mentales

modifier

environmental health (n) salud (f) ambiental

Environmental Health Department (n) (Britain) Departamento (m) de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente

environmental health officer (n) (Britain) funcionarioafuncionaria (m) (f) del Departamento de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente;a funcionaria

ask the local Environmental Health Officer to check if you have a problem with harmful radon and gas principal Environmental Health Officer at Westminster City Council

environmental health regulation (n) normativa (f) de sanidad y medio ambiente

despite a battery of environmental health regulations, the incidence of Salmonella has increased

Environmental Health Service (n) Servicio (m) de Sanidad y Medio Ambiente

Environmental Protection Agency (n) (US) Organización (f) de Protección del Medio Ambiente

environmental studies (n) (subject) ecología (f); (research) estudios (m) medioambientales

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Examples

Phrases

environmental science	ciencias ambientales
environmental problems	problemas ambientales
environmental issue	cuestión medioambiental
environmental protection agency	la agencia de protección ambiental
environmental studies	estudios ambientales
environmental pollution	la contaminación ambiental