Apr 4, 2008 04:42
16 yrs ago
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English term
pollution
English
Science
Environment & Ecology
I need an English term that covers noise pollution, light pollution, vibration, etc. all in one word or short term (as distinct from pollution by substances or materials).
Responses
| 4 +3 | undesirable effects |
Gillian Scheibelein
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| 4 +4 | contamination |
Jack Dunwell
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| 4 | negative environmental effects |
KanTrans
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| 3 | spoilage |
hamani56 (X)
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| 3 | disturbance |
Max Nuijens
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Responses
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Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Germany
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Germany
25 years' technical translation, CHEMIST
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
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undesirable effects
I'd rewrite and then define what these "effects" are. Vibration is certainly not pollution (or contamination for that matter).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
14 mins
contamination
'though I think "pollution" covers as best it can
Peer comment(s):
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Carla_am
19 mins
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Thanks perfectionist!
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Phong Le
35 mins
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Thanks Phong Le
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Sara Mullin
1 hr
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Thanks renne
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Sheila Wilson
: I would have thought that contamination best described the types of pollution the asker wanted excluded
13 hrs
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Evening Sheila I don't think asker has excluded anything except separate answers?
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Pham Huu Phuoc
1 day 9 hrs
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Thanks Tan Son Nhi!
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spoilage
in the absence of context, it's difficult to determine the appropriateness of a word.
2 hrs
Max Nuijens
Netherlands
Netherlands
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Energy & Environment, MSc
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch
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8
disturbance
I found noise disturbance, and it seems light- and vibration disturbance also may apply.
Think of a wind turbine that produces noise, shadow, and air turbulence or vibration. Perhaps this is a possible context?
Think of a wind turbine that produces noise, shadow, and air turbulence or vibration. Perhaps this is a possible context?
21 hrs
negative environmental effects
Things we do in the environment cause "environmental effects". They my be positive, negative, or neutral (rarely so). Noise is a measurable effect as is light, and vibration. Whether they are positive or negative depends on the context of the actual effect.
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