Define: Environmental Substance

How is Environmental Substance defined in a legal contract?

• Environmental Substance means any toxic substance, hazardous material, contaminant, waste, pollutant or other similar product or substance that may pose a threat to public or occupational health or safety, or to the environment. Seen in 15 SEC filings
• Environmental Substance means significant damage caused to human health or marine flora and fauna, or water resources, and also to nearby areas by pollution, a fire, blast or other similar large incidents. Seen in 1 SEC filing

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Environmental Substance means any toxic substance, hazardous material, contaminant or pollutant, posing a serious threat to public health or safety, or the environment.

Relevant Contract Types

• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Health and Safety Contracts
• Waste Management Contracts

Relevant Circumstances

• During the construction or operation of industrial facilities.
• During the manufacture, storage, transport, use, and disposal of chemicals.
• In circumstances where there's potential for contamination of air, soil or water.

Relevant Sectors

• Energy
• Chemical
• Manufacturing

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Genie Definition 2

• Environmental Substance means a product or incident causing significant damage to human health, marine flora and fauna, adjacent areas, or water resources.

Relevant Contract Types

• Ecological Impact Assessments
• Marine Management Contracts
• Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Contracts

Relevant Circumstances

• During the planning and operation of activities near or affecting bodies of water.
• In circumstances of pollution events or incident response situations impacting environmental and public health.
• Where the activities have the potential to impact biodiverse areas.

Relevant Sectors

• Maritime
• Tourism
• Agriculture

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