low-impact

adjective

1. designed to cause minimal damage to the environment

   low-impact eco-tourism

2. designed to provide exercise without being over-strenuous

   a low-impact workout

Example Sentences

International companies that are competing for concessions to extract the scarce metals from the deep-sea floor, are seizing on the results of these initial trials as an indication of the low impact of deep-sea mining on bottom life.

From Science Daily

The increase in property taxes will mean a relatively low impact for Southern California families while improving the stability of the district’s revenues, Reznik said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Ghostbusters” films tend to make a low impact internationally.

From Seattle Times

Despite these findings, the nonprofit’s website states that their technology will still have “negligible to low” impact on the neuston, a conclusion that the group says is supported by samples they collected around the system in their most recent environmental impact assessment.

From Slate

Indeed, nanowire detectors have a remarkable quantum yield at exceptionally low impact energies -- and redefine the possibilities of conventional detectors: "In addition, a mass spectrometer adapted with such a quantum sensor can not only distinguish molecules according to their mass to charge state, but also classify them according to their kinetic energy. This improves the detection and offers the possibility for have better spatial resolution," says Marcel Strauß.

From Science Daily