"environmental incident" means a specific occurrence of pollution, contamination or degradation in the quality of the environment which is related to a specific event and is of limited geographical scope; but does not cover general environmental risks not connected with a specific event, such as climate change or atmospheric pollution;
ciallaíonn "teagmhas comhshaoil" imeacht sonrach trína dtarlaíonn éilliú, truailliú, nó díghrádú do cháilíocht an chomhshaoil a bhaineann le teagmhas ar leith agus a bhfuil raon feidhme geografach teoranta aiciach ní chuimsíonn sé rioscaí ginearálta comhshaoil nach bhfuil baint acu le hócáid ar leith, amhail athrú aeráide nó truailliú an atmaisféir;