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| Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal | Bāzeles Konvencija par kontroli pār kaitīgo atkritumu robežšķērsojošo transportēšanu un to aizvākšanu |
| Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade | Roterdamas konvencija par procedūru, saskaņā ar kuru starptautiskajā tirdzniecībā dodama iepriekš norunāta piekrišana attiecībā uz dažām bīstamām ķīmiskām vielām un pesticīdiem |
| export of hazardous wastes Transporting by-products of society that possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity) to other countries or areas for the conduct of foreign trade | bīstamu atkritumu eksports |
| hazardous chemical export Transporting substances capable of producing adverse health effects, fires or explosions to other countries or areas for the conduct of foreign trade | bīstamu ķīmisko vielu eksports |
| hazardous substance Any material that poses a threat to human health and/or the environment. Typical hazardous substances are toxic, corrosive, ignitable, explosive, or chemically reactive | bīstama viela |
| hazardous substances legislation A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the production, use or clean-up of materials that pose a threat to human health and the environment, particularly materials that are toxic, corrosive, ignitable, explosive or chemically reactive | bīstamo vielu tiesību akti |
| hazardous waste Any waste or combination of wastes with the potential to damage human health, living organisms or the environment. Hazardous wastes usually require special handling and disposal procedures which are regulated by national and international laws | bīstamie atkritumi |
| hazardous waste dump Disposal facilities where hazardous waste is placed in or on land. Properly designed and operated landfills are lined to prevent leakage and contain systems to collect potentially contaminated surface water run-off | bīstamo atkritumu izgāztuve |
| hazardous working material A poison, corrosive agent, flammable substance, explosive, radioactive chemical, or any other material which can endanger human health or well-being if handled improperly | bīstams darba materiāls |
| old hazardous site Abandoned or disused dumps and refuse tips, stockpiles and landfill sites, disused petrol service stations, closed-down coking plants and former industrial and commercial premises, etc., from which considerable risks not only to the soil and to the groundwater, but also to humans and nature, can arise | objekti |
| prior notification for hazardous waste transport A formal announcement and, often, a request for permission to the proper governmental authorities of the intention to convey across political borders potentially harmful materials that have been left over from manufacturing or testing processes | iepriekšējs brīdinājums par bīstamo atkritumu transportēšanu |
| Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | Roterdamas konvencija par procedūru, saskaņā ar kuru starptautiskajā tirdzniecībā dodama iepriekš norunāta piekrišana attiecībā uz dažām bīstamām ķīmiskām vielām un pesticīdiem |
