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public health hazard (A chemical or other substance known to be hazardous, based on the effects of long-term exposures thereto McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002. The report comes as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is contemplating how to regulate fracking, which environmentalists claim is a potential environmental and public health hazard. We maintain that operating such illegal public slaughterhouses creates a public nuisance, a public health risk, a public health hazard and a dangerous condition, and we will continue our fight to stop this terrible, cruel practice. Scorpion poisoning is a common medical problem and has become a public health hazard. Fly-tipping leads to environmental eyesores, as well as causing a public health hazard and potential risks to public safety. The medical evidence seems clear that these substances are a public health hazard.  thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov) |
