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{{Short description|None}} {{green politics sidebar}} [[Environmental issues]] are harmful aspects of human activity on the [[biophysical environment]]. This alphabetical list is loosely divided into causes, effects and mitigation, noting that effects are interconnected and can cause new effects. == Issues== * '''[[Greenhouse gas emissions]]''' β [[Coal-fired power station]] β’ [[Carbon dioxide]] β’ [[Methane]] β’ [[Fluorinated gases]] * '''[[Human overpopulation|Human population]]''' β [[Biocapacity]] β’ [[climate change]] β’ [[Carrying capacity]] β’ [[Exploitation of natural resources|Exploitation]] β’ [[Industrialisation]] β’ [[I = PAT]] β’ [[Land degradation]] β’ [[Land reclamation]] β’ Optimum population β’ [[Overshoot (population)]] β’ [[Population density]] β’ [[Population dynamics]] β’ [[Population growth]] β’ [[Projections of population growth]] β’ [[Total fertility rate]] β’ [[Urbanization]] β’ [[Waste]] β’ [[Water conflict]] β’ [[Water scarcity]] β’ [[Overdrafting]] * '''[[Hydrology]]''' β [[Environmental impacts of reservoirs]] β’ [[Tile drainage]] β’ [[Hydrology (agriculture)]] β’ [[Flooding]] β’ [[Landslide]] * '''[[Intensive farming]]''' β [[Agricultural subsidy]] β’ [[Barn fire]]s β’ [[Environmental effects of meat production]] β’ [[Intensive animal farming]] β’ [[Intensive crop farming]] β’ [[Irrigation]] β’ [[Monoculture]] β’ [[Nutrient pollution]] β’ [[Overgrazing]] β’ [[Pesticide drift]] β’ [[Plasticulture]] β’ [[Slash-and-burn]] β’ [[Tile drainage]] β’ [[Zoonosis]] * '''[[Land use]]''' β [[Built environment]] β’ [[Desertification]] β’ [[Habitat fragmentation]] β’ [[Habitat destruction]] β’ [[Land degradation]] β’ [[Land pollution]] β’ [[lawn#Environmental concerns|Lawn-environmental concerns]] β’ [[Trail ethics]] β’ [[Urban heat island]] β’ [[Urban sprawl]] * '''[[Nanotechnology]]''' β [[Impact of nanotechnology]] * '''[[Natural disaster]]s [[Avalanche|avalanches]], [[Drought|droughts]], [[Earthquake|earthquakes]], [[Flood|floods]], [[Heat wave|heat waves]], [[Landslide|landslides]], [[Tropical cyclone|tropical cyclones]], [[Volcanism|volcanic activity]]''' * '''[[Nuclear power debate|Nuclear issues]] '''β [[Nuclear fallout]] β’ [[Nuclear meltdown]] β’ [[Nuclear power]] β’ [[Nuclear weapons]] β’ [[Nuclear and radiation accidents]] β’ [[Nuclear safety]] β’ [[High-level radioactive waste management]] * '''[[Marine debris|Ocean trash]]''' β [[Garbage patch]] β’ [[Ghost net]] β’ [[Washed Ashore]] * '''[[Water pollution]]''' ==Effects== * '''[[Climate change]]''' β [[Global warming]] β’ [[Global dimming]] β’ [[Fossil fuels]] β’ [[Sea level rise]] β’ [[Greenhouse gas]] β’ [[Ocean acidification]] β’ [[Shutdown of thermohaline circulation]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Urban heat island]]s β’ [[Flooding]] * '''[[Environmental degradation]]''' β [[Loss of biodiversity]] β’ [[Habitat destruction]] β’ [[Invasive species]] * '''[[Environmental health]]''' β [[Air quality]] β’ [[Asthma#Environmental|Asthma]] β’ [[Birth defect]] β’ [[Developmental disability]] β’ [[Endocrine disruptors]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Environmental impact of nanotechnology]] β’ [[Electromagnetic field#Health and safety|Electromagnetic field]] β’ [[Electromagnetic radiation and health]] β’ [[Indoor air quality]] β’ [[Lead poisoning]] β’ [[Leukemia]] β’ [[Nanotoxicology]] β’ [[Nature deficit disorder]] β’ [[One Health]] β’ [[Sick building syndrome]] β’ [[Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing]] * '''[[Environmental issues with energy]]''' β [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the energy industry]] β’ [[Hydraulic fracturing#Environmental impacts|Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing]] * '''[[Environmental impact of transport]]''' :: [[Environmental impact of aviation]] :: [[Environmental impact of the petroleum industry]] β [[Exhaust gas]] β’ [[Waste tires]] β’ [[Motor vehicle emissions and pregnancy]] β’ [[Externalities of automobiles]] :: [[Environmental impact of shipping]] ([[Cruise ship pollution in Europe|Cruise ships in Europe]] β’ [[Cruise ship pollution in the United States|Cruise ships in the United States]]) * '''[[Environmental issues with war]]''' β [[Agent Orange]] β’ [[Depleted Uranium|Depleted uranium]] β’ [[Military]] [[Superfund site]] (Category only) β’ [[Scorched earth]] β’ [[War and environmental law]] β’ [[Unexploded ordnance]] * '''[[Overpopulation (biology)|Overpopulation]]''' β [[Natural burial|Burial]] β’ [[Overpopulation in companion animals]] β’ [[Tragedy of the commons]] β’ [[Human Sex Ratio#Gender imbalance|Gender Imbalance in Developing Countries]] β’ [[Sub-replacement fertility|Sub-replacement fertility levels in developed countries]] * '''[[Mutation breeding]]''' β [[Genetic pollution]] * '''[[Synthetic biology]]''' β [[Synthetic DNA]] β’ [[Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System]] β’ [[Hachimoji DNA]] * '''[[Genetically modified food]]''' β [[Genetically modified crops]] β’ [[Genetically modified livestock]] β’ [[Genetically modified food controversies]] * '''[[Pollution]]''' β [[Nonpoint source pollution]] β’ [[Point source pollution]] ::'''[[Air pollution]]''' β [[Atmospheric particulate matter]] β’ [[Ozone depletion#Biological effects|Biological effects of UV exposure]] β’ [[Chlorofluorocarbon|CFC]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Hydraulic fracturing#Environmental impacts|Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing]] β’ [[Indoor air quality]] β’ [[Ozone depletion]] β’ [[Smog]] β’ [[Tropospheric ozone]] β’ [[Volatile organic compound]] β’ [[Ultrafine particles]] ::'''[[Light pollution]]''' :: '''[[Noise pollution]]''' ::'''[[Soil pollution]]''' β [[Alkali soil]] β’ [[Brownfield]] β’ [[Residual sodium carbonate index]] β’ [[Soil conservation]] β’ [[Soil erosion]] β’ [[Soil contamination]] β’ [[Soil salination]] β’ [[Superfund]] β’ [[Superfund sites]] ::'''[[Visual pollution]]''' ::'''[[Water pollution]]''' β [[Acid rain]] β’ [[Agricultural runoff]] β’ [[Algal bloom]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Hydraulic fracturing#Environmental impacts|Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing]] β’ [[Eutrophication]] β’ [[Fish kill]] β’ [[Groundwater pollution]] β’ [[Groundwater recharge]] β’ [[Marine debris]] β’ [[Marine pollution]] β’ [[Mercury in fish]] β’ [[Microplastics]] β’ [[Nutrient pollution]] β’ [[Ocean acidification]] β’ [[Ocean dumping]] β’ [[Oil spills]] β’ [[Soda lake]] β’ [[Ship pollution]] β’ [[Thermal pollution]] β’ [[Urban runoff]] β’ [[Wastewater]] :: '''Space pollution''' β [[Space debris]] β’ [[Interplanetary contamination]] * '''[[Resource depletion]]''' β [[Exploitation of natural resources]] β’ [[Overdrafting]] (groundwater) β’ [[Overexploitation]] ::'''[[Consumerism]]''' β [[Consumer capitalism]] β’ [[Planned obsolescence]] β’ [[Over-consumption]] ::'''[[Environmental effects of fishing|Fishing]]''' β [[Blast fishing]] β’ [[Bottom trawling]] β’ [[Cyanide fishing]] β’ [[Ghost net]]s β’ [[Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing]] β’ [[Overfishing]] β’ [[Shark culling]] β’ [[Shark finning]] β’ [[Whaling]] ::'''[[Logging]]''' β [[Clearcutting]] β’ [[Deforestation]] β’ [[Illegal logging]] ::'''[[Environmental issues with mining|Mining]]''' β [[Acid mine drainage]] β’ [[Hydraulic fracturing#Environmental impacts|Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing]] β’ [[Mountaintop removal mining]] β’ [[Slurry impoundment]]s ::'''[[Water]] (depletion)''' β [[Anoxic waters]] β’ [[Aral Sea]] β’ [[California Water Wars]] β’ [[Dead Sea#Recession and environmental concerns|Dead Sea]] β’ [[Lake Chad#Threats and preservation|Lake Chad]] β’ [[Water scarcity]] * '''[[Toxicant]]s''' β [[Agent Orange]] β’ [[Asbestos]] β’ [[Beryllium]] β’ [[Bioaccumulation]] β’ [[Biomagnification]] β’ [[Chlorofluorocarbon|Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)]] β’ [[Cyanide]] β’ [[Environmental impact of DDT|DDT]] β’ [[Endocrine disruptor]]s β’ [[Explosives]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Herbicides]] β’ [[Hydrocarbons]] β’ [[Perchlorate]] β’ [[Pesticides]] β’ [[Persistent organic pollutant]] β’ [[Polybrominated biphenyl|PBB]]s β’ [[Polybrominated diphenyl ethers|PBDEs]] β’ [[Toxic metal|Toxic heavy metals]] β’ [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCB]] β’ [[Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins|Dioxin]] β’ [[Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons]] β’ [[Radioactive contamination]] β’ [[Volatile organic compounds]] * '''[[Waste]]''' β [[Electronic waste]] β’ [[Great Pacific Garbage Patch]] β’ [[Illegal dumping]] β’ [[Incineration]] β’ [[Litter]] β’ [[:Category:Waste disposal incidents|Waste disposal incidents]] β’ [[Marine debris]] β’ [[Medical waste]] β’ [[Landfill]] β’ [[Leachate]] β’ [[Toxic waste]] β’ [[Environmental impact of the coal industry]] β’ [[Basel Convention|Exporting of hazardous waste]] ==Mitigation== * '''[[Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact]]''' β [[Aviation taxation and subsidies]] ([[Air passenger tax]] β’ [[Jet fuel tax]]) β’ [[Electric aircraft]] β’ [[High-speed rail]] * '''[[Conservation movement|Conservation]]''' ** '''[[Ecosystems]]''' β [[Anoxic waters]] β’ [[Biodiversity]] β’ [[Biosecurity]] β’ [[Coral bleaching]] β’ [[Black carbon]] β’ [[Edge effect]] β’ [[Habitat destruction]] β’ [[Organic farming]] β’ [[Habitat fragmentation]] β’ [[In-situ leach]] ** '''[[Fishing]]''' β [[Blast fishing]] β’ [[Bottom trawling]] β’ [[By-catch]] β’ [[Cetacean bycatch]] β’ [[Gillnetting]] β’ [[Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing]] β’ [[Environmental effects of fishing]] β’ [[Marine pollution]] β’ [[Overfishing]] β’ [[Whaling]] ** '''[[Forests]]''' β [[Clearcutting]] β’ [[Deforestation]] β’ [[reforestation]] and [[afforestation]] β’ [[Illegal logging]] β’ [[Trail ethics]] ** '''[[Natural resources]]''' β [[Resource depletion]] β’ [[Exploitation of natural resources]] β’ [[Steady-state economy]] β’ [[Waste hierarchy]] ** '''[[Species]]''' β [[Endangered species]] β’ [[Genetic diversity]] β’ [[Habitat destruction]] β’ [[Holocene extinction]] β’ [[Invasive species]] β’ [[Poaching]] β’ [[Pollinator decline]] β’ [[Species extinction]] β’ [[Threshold host density]] β’ [[Wildlife trade]] β’ [[Wildlife disease]] ** '''[[Energy conservation]]''' β [[Alternatives to car use]] β’ [[Efficient energy use]] β’ [[Carfree city]] β’ [[Energy hierarchy]] β’ [[Local food]] ** '''[[Renewable energy]]''' β [[Renewable energy commercialization]] ** '''[[Recreation]]''' β [[Protected area]]s ** '''[[Water conservation]]''' * '''[[Disaster mitigation]]''' * '''[[Environmental law]]''' β [[Environmental crime]] β’ [[Environmental justice]] β’ [[Polluter pays principle]] β’ [[Precautionary principle]] β’ [[Regulatory capture]] β’ [[Trail ethics]] * '''[[Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles]]''' ** '''[[Environmental aspects of the electric car]]''' ** '''[[Hydrogen economy]]''' ** '''[[Rail electrification]]''' ** '''[[Scrappage program]]''' ** '''[[Vehicle recycling]]''' * '''Phase-out of single-use plastics''' ** '''[[Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags]]''' ([[Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags in Australia|Australia]] β’ [[Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags in the United States|United States]]) β’ [[Biodegradable bags]] β’ [[Reusable shopping bag]] β’ [[Shopping trolley (caddy)]] ** '''[[Bottled water ban]]''' β [[Reuse of bottles]] ** '''[[Plastic straw ban]]''' * '''[[Sustainable agriculture]]''' ** '''[[Nutrition transition]]''' β [[Cellular agriculture]] ([[cultured meat]]) β’ [[Plant-based diet]] ([[reducitarianism]] β’ [[veganism]] β’ [[vegetarianism]]) ** '''[[Integrated Pest Management]]''' == See also == * [[Citizen_science#Plastics_and_pollution|Citizen science]], cleanup projects that people can take part in. * [[Environmental history]] * [[Environmental history of Latin America]] * [[Environmentalism]] * [[Environmental racism]] * [[Environmental racism in Europe]] * [[Index of environmental articles]] * [[List of conservation topics]] * [[List of environmental disasters]] * [[List of environmental organizations]] * [[List of population concern organizations]] * [[List of sustainability topics]] * [[Lists of environmental topics]] * [[List of environmental organisations topics]] * [[Millennium Ecosystem Assessment]] == External links == * [http://www.aurumscience.com/environmental/topics Environmental Issues and Research Topics | AurumScience.com] * [http://www.globalissues.org/issue/168/environmental-issues Environmental Issues | GlobalIssues.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905162856/http://www.energy-physics.com/human-activities-that-affect-the-environment/ Human Activities that affect the Environment | The Energy Physics] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150909152131/http://www.energy-physics.com/environmental-threats/ Environmental Threats That We are Going to Face | The Energy Physics] (causes and effects) * [http://millenniumassessment.org/en/index.html Millennium Ecosystem Assessment] {{Human impact on the environment}} {{Portal bar|Environment|Ecology|Renewable energy}} {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Environmental Issues}} [[Category:Environmental issues|*List of environmental issues]] [[Category:Environmentalism|*]] [[Category:Ecology lists|Environmental issues]] [[Category:Environment-related lists|Environmental issues]]
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