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environmental impact assessment
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl ˈɪmpækt əˈsɛsmənt/en·vi·RON·men·tal IMP·act as·SESS·ment
a formal study to predict how a proposed project will affect the environment
Examples
“Before they start building the new road, developers must prepare an environmental impact assessment.”
“An environmental impact assessment looks at effects on wildlife, water and local communities.”
“Local residents asked for a thorough environmental impact assessment before the mining licence was granted.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before any large infrastructure project is approved, an independent environmental impact assessment should be published so the public can judge long‑term consequences.”
Collocations
- carry out an environmental impact assessment
- require an environmental impact assessment
- submit an environmental impact assessment
Word family
Common mistakes
environment impact assessment→environmental impact assessment
carry on an environmental impact assessment→carry out an environmental impact assessment
Say it for a higher band
5environment impact study→6environmental assessment→7+environmental impact assessment
Synonyms
impact assessment
Easily confused
environmental risk assessment
“The company commissioned an environmental risk assessment to identify immediate hazards from the chemical plant.”
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