nonhazardous
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- adjective
- /nɒnˈhæzərdəs/
:
no peligroso
- The agency's recent statewide overview showed that the number of landfills accepting nonhazardous solid waste dropped from 146 in 1987 to 52 at the end of 1997.
- nonhazardous waste
- nonhazardous landfill
- nonhazardous solid
Examples
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Certain nonhazardous wastes from glassmaking would make good additions to concrete, improving its properties.
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This gender difference in the health impact of a nonhazardous landfill needs to be investigated further.
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Less landfilling of nonhazardous waste.
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Figure 3 shows the industries that account for the national nonhazardous industrial waste stream (5).
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Few studies have investigated the health impact of nonhazardous wastes.
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Quadrafoam is nonhazardous and pH-neutralized for longer filter life.
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Approximately 800 Mexican maquiladoras reported shipping either hazardous or nonhazardous waste from Mexico to the United States in 1997.
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The disposal of nonhazardous solid waste on the island of Mauritius is centered on the Mare Chicose landfill.
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Department of Defense, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina -- In 1997, 1,665 tons of materials were recycled, reducing the nonhazardous waste stream by 44 percent and the hazardous waste stream by 26 percent.
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The company uses nonhazardous materials to ensure the safety of its products.
Synonyms
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3.4
Safe for people, animals, and the environment
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Not containing poison and safe to touch or eat
Not likely to cause danger or harm
Safe and not likely to cause harm
Safe to eat, touch, or use
Antonyms
How Hazardous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonhazardous begins with non- meaning 'not' and the part hazard, which means 'danger' or 'risk' and once named a dice game that stood for 'chance'. So nonhazardous means 'not dangerous' or 'not likely to cause harm'.