Environmental hazard
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'Environmental hazard' is a generic term for any situation or state of events which poses a threat to the surrounding environment. This term incorporates topics like pollution and Natural Hazards such as storms and earthquakes.
There are five types of environmental hazards:
- Chemical
- Physical
- Mechanical
- Biological
- Psychosocial
The term can also refer to biological hazards; a large algal bloom is an environmental hazard because it makes the lake uninhabitable for other organisms.
