Environmental Impacts
Impacts are the "effects" on the environment caused by the environmental aspects.
ISO 14001 Aspects & Impacts Simplified
Another way to say it is that environmental impacts are the way(s) the aspects affect the environment.
Any impact or change to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization's activities, products, or services need to be analyzed to determine what can be done to improve those impacts.
At a minimum, your EMS should include a list of the facility's most significant environmental impacts.
Bottom Line: It's simple cause and effect: Aspects are the causes and impacts are the effects.
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3-3. Environmental impacts are the "effects" on the environment caused by _____.
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