afectaciones ambientales

English translation: environmental liabilities

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Spanish term or phrase:afectaciones ambientales
English translation:environmental liabilities
Entered by: Sarah Brenchley

09:23 Nov 20, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
Spanish term or phrase: afectaciones ambientales
This terms appears in the following sentence:

Los efectos ambientales se dividen en afectaciones ambientales e impactos ambientales.

Thanks for any help.
Sarah.
Sarah Brenchley
Local time: 15:53
environmental liabilities
Explanation:


Who will be responsible for any contamination of raw water supplies?
Who will be responsible for the satisfactory disposal of sewage and sludge?
Who will be responsible for past liabilities relating to the operation of the water and sewerage services?
Who will be responsible for any environmental liabilities attached to the assets to be transferred?
If when the assets are transferred, operating practices cannot immediately be altered—as is often the case with such assets—who will be responsible for liabilities arising from such practices? Is an "environmental holiday" appropriate?



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Antecedentes históricos referentes a afectaciones (pasivos ambientales). 4.1.7.3.
Los análisis realizados durante los trabajos de campo y los existentes en ...
www.profepa.gob.mx/recursos/PAA-702.pdf
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Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 15:53
Grading comment
Thanks to all. In the end I chose this answer as it is the term used on websites talking about environmental impact assessment.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1environmental liabilities
Maria Luisa Duarte
4 +1environmental affectations
Joao Andre Madeira
3 +1environmental damages
franglish
4environmental effects
Michele Fauble


Discussion entries: 4





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
environmental affectations


Explanation:
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Lack of Control related with management of solid waste and theirs environmental affectations, especially at local level. Slow incorporation of environmental ...
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SIRE -Information System for Risk Management and Attention of ...... (server networks, power network, gas networks, telecommunications, buildings, etc), environmental affectations, impacted people, needs, resources, etc. ...
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BROKERS -... When environmental affectations are disclosed by the council zoning certificate or by applicant (eg: flood prone, landslip, resumption orders etc). ...
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_T _ _ I E1196 Dominican Republic Samana Toll Road Environmental ...This transit has the following main environmental affectations: noise generation, atmospheric emissions of gases, and possible running over the fauna. ...
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... purposes • all special builder subsidy deals (ie: cash back, interest holidays, furnishings etc ) • when environmental affectations are disclosed by the ...
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Glock Talk - What exactly makes the 30 so good?As is all Glock pistols, the G-30 is easy to maintain, impervious to most environmental affectations, superbly reliable and a dead-on accurate shooter. ...
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Joao Andre Madeira
Local time: 14:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Myriam Caicedo
3 hrs
  -> thx :-)

neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I think this expression is too unusual in English for it to "fly" in this context.
19 hrs
  -> I am not sure I agree, check the refs above.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
environmental liabilities


Explanation:


Who will be responsible for any contamination of raw water supplies?
Who will be responsible for the satisfactory disposal of sewage and sludge?
Who will be responsible for past liabilities relating to the operation of the water and sewerage services?
Who will be responsible for any environmental liabilities attached to the assets to be transferred?
If when the assets are transferred, operating practices cannot immediately be altered—as is often the case with such assets—who will be responsible for liabilities arising from such practices? Is an "environmental holiday" appropriate?



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Note added at 25 mins (2005-11-20 09:48:57 GMT)
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[PDF] Untitled
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
Antecedentes históricos referentes a afectaciones (pasivos ambientales). 4.1.7.3.
Los análisis realizados durante los trabajos de campo y los existentes en ...
www.profepa.gob.mx/recursos/PAA-702.pdf


    Reference: http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/water/wstoolkits/Kit3/kit3...
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks to all. In the end I chose this answer as it is the term used on websites talking about environmental impact assessment.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Given the asker's latest explanation, I think your answer is the best.
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks !MLD
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
environmental damages


Explanation:
afectación is normally used in a medical context

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Note added at 23 hrs 18 mins (2005-11-21 08:41:27 GMT)
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reading your explanations - the earlier the better - how about *environmental alterations*?

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mar52: Damages es buena elección, ya que mientras los impactos pueden ser positivos o negativos, la afectación es un daño. www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/226161.html Un saludo.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, mar52!
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
environmental effects


Explanation:
Environmental effects and environmental impacts mean a change or changes in environmental features or processes as a result of human intervention. ...
www.dse.vic.gov.au/.../$File/1New+Guidelines+for+Assessing+Environmental+Effects+-+Consu..pdf

Included in this technical support effort is the identification of environmental effects and environmental impacts that might be relevant for each ...
www.stcnet.com/PROJECTS/msea (ocean).htm -

What environmental effects and environmental impacts do the proposed. road design and possible design alternatives have? Study the various possibilities ...
www.vv.se/filer/publikationer/2002_40e.pdf -



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 07:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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