No. 15,246 in German
umweltschädlichen
Harmful to the environment.
In a sentence
Die Fabrik verwendet umweltschädliche Chemikalien.
The factory uses environmentally harmful chemicals.
In this sentence, 'umweltschädliche' is used as an adjective, describing the harmful nature of the chemicals to the environment.
Wir sollten den Einsatz von umweltschädlichen Verfahren reduzieren.
We should reduce the use of environmentally harmful methods.
Here, 'umweltschädlichen' modifies the noun 'Verfahren', indicating that the methods in question negatively affect the environment.
Jeder Beitrag zur Verringerung der umweltschädlichen Auswirkungen ist wichtig.
Every effort to reduce the environmentally harmful impacts is important.
In this instance, 'umweltschädlichen' describes the impacts, emphasizing their environmental harm.
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