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SOCIAL POLICY > ENVIRONMENT POLICY > ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Preferred term

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING  

Definition

  • THE PERIODIC AND/OR CONTINUED MEASURING, EVALUATING, AND DETERMINING ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS AND/OR POLLUTION LEVELS IN ORDER TO PREVENT NEGATIVE AND DAMAGING EFFECTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS TERM ALSO INCLUDES THE FORECASTING OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEM AND/OR THE BIOSPHERE AS A WHOLE.

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED SEPTEMBER 2011

Definition source

  • GEMET

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/10441f5e-7d75-4844-aad8-5321610d2a09

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