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environmental impact assessment (EIA)

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

nounCommon term

In oil, gas & mining, environmental impact assessment (EIA) means: A formal study of how a planned project such as a mine, pipeline or refinery will affect air, water, land, wildlife and local communities, and how those effects will be reduced.

In Turkish: çevresel etki değerlendirmesi (ÇED), ÇED raporu

How it is used

Usually called an EIA; when social effects are included it may be called an ESIA. It is prepared by consultants, discussed at public meetings and approved by the authorities before construction starts. International lenders often require it to meet their own standards.

Example sentences

  1. The environmental impact assessment for the mine expansion was approved by the ministry.

  2. Local people were invited to a public meeting on the environmental impact assessment.

Common collocations

  • carry out an EIA
  • EIA report
  • EIA approval
  • public consultation
  • reclamationReturning land disturbed by mining or drilling to a safe, stable and useful condition, for example by reshaping waste dumps, spreading topsoil and planting vegetation.
  • tailings damAn embankment built to hold mine tailings and water in a storage area. If it fails, a flood of mud can destroy villages and rivers downstream.
  • feasibility studyA detailed technical and financial study that shows whether a mine or an oil and gas project can be built and run at a profit, used to decide whether to invest.
  • oil spillAn accidental release of crude oil or oil products into the sea, rivers or onto land, for example from a tanker, pipeline or well.

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