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his is a list of environmental issues! "s such they relate to the anthropo#enic effects on the natural environment!

Climate change $ %lo&al warmin# ' %lo&al dimmin# ' Fossil fuels ' (ea level rise ' %reenhouse #as ' )cean acidification ' (hutdown of thermohaline circulation ' Environmental impact of the coal industry ' *r&an Heat Islands ' Floodin#

Conservation Ecosystems $ "noxic waters ' +iodiversity ' +iosecurity ' ,oral &leachin# ' Ed#e effect ' Ha&itat destruction ' Ha&itat fra#mentation ' Ille#al dumpin# ' In-situ leach Fishing $ +last fishin# ' +ottom trawlin# ' +y-catch ' ,etacean &ycatch ' %illnettin# ' Ille#al, unreported and unre#ulated fishin# ' Environmental effects of fishin# ' )verfishin# ' .arine pollution ' Whalin# Forests $ ,learcuttin# ' /eforestation ' Ille#al lo##in# Natural resources $ 0esource depletion ' Exploitation of natural resources Species $ Endan#ered species ' %enetic diversity ' Ha&itat destruction ' Holocene extinction ' Invasive species ' Poachin# ' Pollinator decline '(pecies extinction ' hreshold host density ' Wildlife trade ' Wildlife disease

Energy $ Ener#y conservation ' Efficient ener#y use ' Environmental impact of the coal industry ' Environmental impact of the ener#y industry 'Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin# ' 0enewa&le ener#y ' 0enewa&le ener#y commerciali1ation ' Environmental degradation $ Eutrophication ' Ha&itat destruction ' Invasive species ' (oda lake

Environmental health $ "ir 2uality ' "sthma ' +irth defect ' /evelopmental disa&ility ' endocrine disruptors ' Environmental impact of the coal industry ' Electroma#netic fields 'Electroma#netic radiation and health ' Indoor air 2uality ' Lead poisonin# ' Leukemia ' )ne Health ' (ick +uildin# (yndrome ' Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin#

Environmental issues with war - "#ent )ran#e ' /epleted *ranium '.ilitary (uperfund site 3,ate#ory only4'War and environmental law ' (corched earth Environmental law - Environmental crime ' Environmental 5ustice ' Polluter pays principle ' Precautionary Principle Genetic engineering $ %enetic pollution ' %enetically modified food controversies Hydrology - Environmental impacts of reservoirs ' ile draina#e ' Hydrolo#y 3a#riculture4 ' Floodin#' Landslide ' Intensive farming $ Environmental effects of meat production ' Irri#ation ' .onoculture ' 6utrient pollution ' )ver#ra1in# ' Pesticide drift ' Plasticulture ' (lash and &urn ' ile draina#e

Land use $ +uilt environment ' /esertification ' Ha&itat fra#mentation ' Ha&itat destruction ' Land de#radation $ Land pollution ' *r&an sprawl Soil $ "lkali soil '+rownfield ' (uperfund sites ' 0esidual (odium ,ar&onate Index ' (oil conservation ' (oil erosion ' (oil contamination ' (oil salination ' (uperfund

Nanotechnology $ 6anotoxicolo#y ' 6anopollution Nuclear issues $ 6uclear fallout ' 6uclear meltdown ' 6uclear power ' 6uclear weapons ' 6uclear and radiation accidents ' 6uclear safety ' Hi#h-level radioactive waste mana#ement '

Overpopulation $ +urial ' )verpopulation in companion animals ' ra#edy of the commons ' %ender Im&alance in /evelopin# ,ountries ' (u&replacement fertility levels in developed countries' Water crisis

O one depletion $ ,F, ' +iolo#ical effects of *V exposure

!ollution $ 6onpoint source pollution ' Point source pollution ' Li#ht pollution ' 6oise pollution ' Visual pollution ' Interplanetary contamination "ater pollution $ "cid rain ' Environmental impact of the coal industry ' Eutrophication' %roundwater rechar#e ' .arine pollution ' )cean dumpin# ' )il spills ' hermal pollution '*r&an runoff ' Water crisis ' .arine de&ris ' .icroplastics ' )cean acidification ' (hip pollution ' Wastewater ' Fish kill ' "l#al &loom ' .ercury in fish ' Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin# #ir pollution $ "tmospheric particulate matter'Environmental impact of the coal industry ' (mo# ' ropospheric o1one ' Indoor air 2uality ' Volatile or#anic compound ' Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin#

$esource depletion $ Exploitation of natural resources ' )verdraftin# )verexploitation

Consumerism $ ,onsumer capitalism ' Planned o&solescence ' )ver-consumption Fishing $ +last fishin# ' +ottom trawlin# ' ,yanide fishin# ' %host nets ' Ille#al, unreported and unre#ulated fishin# ' )verfishin# ' (hark finnin# ' Whalin# Logging $ ,learcuttin# ' /eforestation ' Ille#al lo##in# %ining $ "cid mine draina#e ' Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin# ' .ountaintop removal minin# ' (lurry impoundments "ater &depletion' $ "noxic waters ' "ral (ea ' ,alifornia Water Wars ' /ead (ea ' Lake ,had ' Water pollution ' Water crisis ' Wastewater

(o)icants $ "#ent )ran#e'"s&estos' +eryllium',hlorofluorocar&ons 3,F,s4 ' ,yanide ' // ' Endocrine disruptors ' Explosives '/ioxin ' oxic heavy metals ' Environmental impact of the coal industry ' Her&icides ' Hydrocar&ons ' Perchlorate ' Pesticides ' 'P+/E ' Persistent or#anic pollutant ' P,+ ' Polycyclic aromatic hydrocar&ons ' 0adioactive contamination 'Volatile or#anic compounds ' +ioaccumulation ' +ioma#nification ' Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin#

"aste $ Electronic waste ' %reat Pacific %ar&a#e Patch ' Incineration ' Litter ' Waste disposal incidents ' .arine de&ris ' .edical waste ' Landfill ' Leachate ' oxic waste'Environmental impact of the coal industry ' Exportin# of ha1ardous waste' Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturin#

See also[edit]
Environment portal Ecology portal Sustainable development portal Renewable energy portal

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