environmental health officer noun

An official whose duty is to enforce regulations regarding matters which might affect the health of the general public, eg hygiene in food-handling shops, maintenance of a clean water supply, waste disposal, etc (abbrev EHO; formerly called public health inspector, sanitary inspector)

environmentally friendly or envirˈonment-friendly adjective

Designed to benefit, or at least not to harm, the environment

environmentally sensitive area noun

An area recognized by the government as having a landscape, wildlife or historic feature of national importance (abbrev ESA)

environmental pathway noun

A route by which a radionuclide in the environment can reach man

Environmental Protection Agency noun (US)

A federal agency responsible for the protection of the environment and pollution control (abbrev EPA)

sanitary /sanˈi-t(ə-)ri/

1. Relating to, or concerned with, the promotion of health, esp connected with drainage and sewage disposal
2. Conducive to health

sanitāˈrian noun and adjective

(a person) favouring or studying sanitary measures

sanitāˈrianism noun

sanˈitarily adverb

sanˈitariness noun

sanˈitarist noun

sanitāˈrium noun (pl sanitaˈria or sanitaˈriums) (sham Latin; esp N American)

A sanatorium

sanˈitate transitive verb

1. (back-formation) to make sanitary
2. To furnish with sanitary appliances or ware

sanitāˈtion noun

Measures for the promotion of health and prevention of disease, esp drainage and sewage disposal

sanitāˈtionist noun

sanitīzāˈtion or sanitīsāˈtion noun

sanˈitize or sanˈitise transitive verb

1. To make sanitary
2. To make clinically or starkly, unwelcomingly clean
3. To clean up, make more acceptable by removing offensive elements, words, connotations, etc

sanˈitīzer or sanˈitīser noun

sanitary engineer noun

sanitary engineering noun

The branch of civil engineering dealing with provision of pure water supply, disposal of waste, etc

sanitary inspector noun

Formerly, an official with responsibility for ensuring that standards of hygiene, etc were adhered to, both in commercial and domestic establishments (cf environmental health officer under environment)

sanitary napkin noun (US)

A sanitary towel

sanitary towel noun

A pad of absorbent material for wearing during menstruation, etc

sanitary ware noun

1. Coarse-glazed earthenware for sewer pipes
2. Plumbing fixtures such as sinks, baths, lavatories, etc