What's your EIA?
Under Presidential Decree No. 1586, this term is technically defined as a deviation or change from the baseline condition caused by a specific activity
Impact
While acute hazards result from accidental high-level events, these hazards are defined by long-term exposure at low levels
Chronic hazards
This 1996 Philippine disaster involved a fractured drainage tunnel at the Tapian pit, releasing up to 4 million cubic meters of toxic tailings into the Boac river system
Marcopper Mining Disaster
Unlike risk, which is an outcome of exposure, this term refers to an inherent property of a substance—like toxicity—that has the potential to cause harm
Hazard
This is the third stage of the technical risk assessment framework, where likelihood and consequence data are integrated to determine the final risk level
Risk Characterization
According to DAO 2003-30, technical risk assessment is integrated into this mandatory first step of the EIA process to determine if a full study is required
Screening
This specific environmental phenomenon is caused when the burning of waste releases Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) into the atmosphere
Smog formation
This 1970s environmental crisis in New York involved buried toxic trash that led to birth defects and lasting illness in the community
Love Canal Disaster
In a risk matrix, what are the two axes involve?
Likelihood and consequence
During the Problem Formulation stage, this specific process identifies differences between a proposed activity and a baseline to find "novel characteristics" that may cause harm
Hazard Identification
In the Philippine EIS system, the exact need for and scope of a detailed Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) is determined during the transition from screening to this specific session
Scoping
This technical exposure pathway occurs when dioxins or heavy metals cross the placenta from a pregnant woman, potentially interfering with fetal organ formation
Transplacental Transfer
Triggered by what typhoon in the year 2000, the Payatas Landfill Collapse has lost the lives of some of the residents of a community known as "Lupang Pangako"
Typhoon Ditang
According to the shown risk matrix, a hazard with an "Unlikely" likelihood but an "Extreme" potential consequence results in this specific level of risk
High Risk
In this stage, assessors identify prevention and mitigation strategies to lower risks to acceptable levels and establish protocols to detect environmental changes over time
Risk Management and Monitoring Assessment