List of environmental issues

December 14, 2023

This is an alphabetical list of environmental issues, harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. They are loosely divided into causes, effects and mitigation, noting that effects are interconnected and can cause new effects.

Issues edit

Greenhouse gas emissions — Coal-fired power station • Carbon dioxide • Methane • Fluorinated gases
Human population — Biocapacity • climate change • Carrying capacity • Exploitation • Industrialisation • I = PAT • Land degradation • Land reclamation • Optimum population • Overshoot (population) • Population density • Population dynamics • Population growth • Projections of population growth • Total fertility rate • Urbanization • Waste • Water conflict • Water scarcity • Overdrafting
Hydrology — Environmental impacts of reservoirs • Tile drainage • Hydrology (agriculture) • Flooding • Landslide
Intensive farming — Agricultural subsidy • Barn fires • Environmental effects of meat production • Intensive animal farming • Intensive crop farming • Irrigation • Monoculture • Nutrient pollution • Overgrazing • Pesticide drift • Plasticulture • Slash-and-burn • Tile drainage • Zoonosis
Land use — Built environment • Desertification • Habitat fragmentation • Habitat destruction • Land degradation • Land pollution • Lawn-environmental concerns • Trail ethics • Urban heat island • Urban sprawl
Nanotechnology — Impact of nanotechnology
Natural disasters
Nuclear issues — Nuclear fallout • Nuclear meltdown • Nuclear power • Nuclear weapons • Nuclear and radiation accidents • Nuclear safety • High-level radioactive waste management
Ocean trash — Garbage patch • Ghost net • Washed Ashore
Water pollution

Effects edit

Climate change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise • Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban heat islands • Flooding
Environmental degradation — Loss of biodiversity • Habitat destruction • Invasive species
Environmental health — Air quality • Asthma • Birth defect • Developmental disability • Endocrine disruptors • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of nanotechnology • Electromagnetic field • Electromagnetic radiation and health • Indoor air quality • Lead poisoning • Leukemia • Nanotoxicology • Nature deficit disorder • One Health • Sick building syndrome • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing
Environmental issues with energy — Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of the energy industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing
Environmental impact of transport

Environmental impact of aviation

Environmental impact of the petroleum industry — Exhaust gas • Waste tires • Motor vehicle emissions and pregnancy • Externalities of automobiles

Environmental impact of shipping (Cruise ships in Europe • Cruise ships in the United States)

Environmental issues with war — Agent Orange • Depleted uranium • Military Superfund site (Category only) • Scorched earth • War and environmental law • Unexploded ordnance
Overpopulation — Burial • Overpopulation in companion animals • Tragedy of the commons • Gender Imbalance in Developing Countries • Sub-replacement fertility levels in developed countries
Mutation breeding — Genetic pollution
Synthetic biology — Synthetic DNA • Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System • Hachimoji DNA
Genetically modified food — Genetically modified crops • Genetically modified livestock • Genetically modified food controversies
Pollution — Nonpoint source pollution • Point source pollution

Air pollution — Atmospheric particulate matter • Biological effects of UV exposure • CFC • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing • Indoor air quality • Ozone depletion • Smog • Tropospheric ozone • Volatile organic compound • Ultrafine particles

Light pollution

Noise pollution

Soil pollution — Alkali soil • Brownfield • Residual sodium carbonate index • Soil conservation • Soil erosion • Soil contamination • Soil salination • Superfund • Superfund sites

Visual pollution

Water pollution — Acid rain • Agricultural runoff • Algal bloom • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing • Eutrophication • Fish kill • Groundwater pollution • Groundwater recharge • Marine debris • Marine pollution • Mercury in fish • Microplastics • Nutrient pollution • Ocean acidification • Ocean dumping • Oil spills • Soda lake • Ship pollution • Thermal pollution • Urban runoff • Wastewater

Space pollution — Space debris • Interplanetary contamination

Resource depletion — Exploitation of natural resources • Overdrafting (groundwater) • Overexploitation

Consumerism — Consumer capitalism • Planned obsolescence • Over-consumption

Fishing — Blast fishing • Bottom trawling • Cyanide fishing • Ghost nets • Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing • Overfishing • Shark culling • Shark finning • Whaling

Logging — Clearcutting • Deforestation • Illegal logging

Mining — Acid mine drainage • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing • Mountaintop removal mining • Slurry impoundments

Water (depletion) — Anoxic waters • Aral Sea • California Water Wars • Dead Sea • Lake Chad • Water scarcity

Toxicants — Agent Orange • Asbestos • Beryllium • Bioaccumulation • Biomagnification • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) • Cyanide • DDT • Endocrine disruptors • Explosives • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Herbicides • Hydrocarbons • Perchlorate • Pesticides • Persistent organic pollutant • PBBs • PBDEs • Toxic heavy metals • PCB • Dioxin • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons • Radioactive contamination • Volatile organic compounds
Waste — Electronic waste • Great Pacific garbage patch • Illegal dumping • Incineration • Litter • Waste disposal incidents • Marine debris • Medical waste • Landfill • Leachate • Toxic waste • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Exporting of hazardous waste

Mitigation edit

Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact – Aviation taxation and subsidies (Air passenger tax • Jet fuel tax) • Electric aircraft • High-speed rail
Conservation
- Ecosystems — Anoxic waters • Biodiversity • Biosecurity • Coral bleaching • Black carbon • Edge effect • Habitat destruction • Organic farming • Habitat fragmentation • In-situ leach
- Fishing — Blast fishing • Bottom trawling • By-catch • Cetacean bycatch • Gillnetting • Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing • Environmental effects of fishing • Marine pollution • Overfishing • Whaling
- Forests — Clearcutting • Deforestation • reforestation and afforestation • Illegal logging • Trail ethics
- Natural resources — Resource depletion • Exploitation of natural resources • Steady-state economy • Waste hierarchy
- Species — Endangered species • Genetic diversity • Habitat destruction • Holocene extinction • Invasive species • Poaching • Pollinator decline • Species extinction • Threshold host density • Wildlife trade • Wildlife disease
- Energy conservation — Alternatives to car use • Efficient energy use • Carfree city • Energy hierarchy • Local food
- Renewable energy — Renewable energy commercialization
- Recreation — Protected areas
- Water conservation
Disaster mitigation
Environmental law — Environmental crime • Environmental justice • Polluter pays principle • Precautionary principle • Regulatory capture • 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 (Australia • United States) • Biodegradable bags • Reusable shopping bag • Shopping trolley (caddy)
- Bottled water ban — Reuse of bottles
- Plastic straw ban
Sustainable agriculture
- Nutrition transition — Cellular agriculture (cultured meat) • Plant-based diet (reducitarianism • veganism • vegetarianism)

See also edit

External links edit

Environmental Issues and Research Topics | AurumScience.com
Environmental Issues | GlobalIssues.com
(causes and effects)
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

December 14, 2023

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This is an alphabetical list of environmental issues harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment They are loosely divided into causes effects and mitigation noting that effects are interconnected and can cause new effects Contents 1 Issues 2 Effects 3 Mitigation 4 See also 5 External linksIssues editGreenhouse gas emissions Coal fired power station Carbon dioxide Methane Fluorinated gases Human population Biocapacity climate change Carrying capacity Exploitation Industrialisation I PAT Land degradation Land reclamation Optimum population Overshoot population Population density Population dynamics Population growth Projections of population growth Total fertility rate Urbanization Waste Water conflict Water scarcity Overdrafting Hydrology Environmental impacts of reservoirs Tile drainage Hydrology agriculture Flooding Landslide Intensive farming Agricultural subsidy Barn fires Environmental effects of meat production Intensive animal farming Intensive crop farming Irrigation Monoculture Nutrient pollution Overgrazing Pesticide drift Plasticulture Slash and burn Tile drainage Zoonosis Land use Built environment Desertification Habitat fragmentation Habitat destruction Land degradation Land pollution Lawn environmental concerns Trail ethics Urban heat island Urban sprawl Nanotechnology Impact of nanotechnology Natural disasters Nuclear issues Nuclear fallout Nuclear meltdown Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Nuclear and radiation accidents Nuclear safety High level radioactive waste management Ocean trash Garbage patch Ghost net Washed Ashore Water pollutionEffects editClimate change Global warming Global dimming Fossil fuels Sea level rise Greenhouse gas Ocean acidification Shutdown of thermohaline circulation Environmental impact of the coal industry Urban heat islands Flooding Environmental degradation Loss of biodiversity Habitat destruction Invasive species Environmental health Air quality Asthma Birth defect Developmental disability Endocrine disruptors Environmental impact of the coal industry Environmental impact of nanotechnology Electromagnetic field Electromagnetic radiation and health Indoor air quality Lead poisoning Leukemia Nanotoxicology Nature deficit disorder One Health Sick building syndrome Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Environmental issues with energy Environmental impact of the coal industry Environmental impact of the energy industry Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Environmental impact of transportEnvironmental impact of aviation Environmental impact of the petroleum industry Exhaust gas Waste tires Motor vehicle emissions and pregnancy Externalities of automobiles Environmental impact of shipping Cruise ships in Europe Cruise ships in the United States dd Environmental issues with war Agent Orange Depleted uranium Military Superfund site Category only Scorched earth War and environmental law Unexploded ordnance Overpopulation Burial Overpopulation in companion animals Tragedy of the commons Gender Imbalance in Developing Countries Sub replacement fertility levels in developed countries Mutation breeding Genetic pollution Synthetic biology Synthetic DNA Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System Hachimoji DNA Genetically modified food Genetically modified crops Genetically modified livestock Genetically modified food controversies Pollution Nonpoint source pollution Point source pollutionAir pollution Atmospheric particulate matter Biological effects of UV exposure CFC Environmental impact of the coal industry Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Indoor air quality Ozone depletion Smog Tropospheric ozone Volatile organic compound Ultrafine particles Light pollution Noise pollution Soil pollution Alkali soil Brownfield Residual sodium carbonate index Soil conservation Soil erosion Soil contamination Soil salination Superfund Superfund sites Visual pollution Water pollution Acid rain Agricultural runoff Algal bloom Environmental impact of the coal industry Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Eutrophication Fish kill Groundwater pollution Groundwater recharge Marine debris Marine pollution Mercury in fish Microplastics Nutrient pollution Ocean acidification Ocean dumping Oil spills Soda lake Ship pollution Thermal pollution Urban runoff Wastewater Space pollution Space debris Interplanetary contamination dd Resource depletion Exploitation of natural resources Overdrafting groundwater OverexploitationConsumerism Consumer capitalism Planned obsolescence Over consumption Fishing Blast fishing Bottom trawling Cyanide fishing Ghost nets Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing Overfishing Shark culling Shark finning Whaling Logging Clearcutting Deforestation Illegal logging Mining Acid mine drainage Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Mountaintop removal mining Slurry impoundments Water depletion Anoxic waters Aral Sea California Water Wars Dead Sea Lake Chad Water scarcity dd Toxicants Agent Orange Asbestos Beryllium Bioaccumulation Biomagnification Chlorofluorocarbons CFCs Cyanide DDT Endocrine disruptors Explosives Environmental impact of the coal industry Herbicides Hydrocarbons Perchlorate Pesticides Persistent organic pollutant PBBs PBDEs Toxic heavy metals PCB Dioxin Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Radioactive contamination Volatile organic compounds Waste Electronic waste Great Pacific garbage patch Illegal dumping Incineration Litter Waste disposal incidents Marine debris Medical waste Landfill Leachate Toxic waste Environmental impact of the coal industry Exporting of hazardous wasteMitigation editMitigation of aviation s environmental impact Aviation taxation and subsidies Air passenger tax Jet fuel tax Electric aircraft High speed rail Conservation Ecosystems Anoxic waters Biodiversity Biosecurity Coral bleaching Black carbon Edge effect Habitat destruction Organic farming Habitat fragmentation In situ leach Fishing Blast fishing Bottom trawling By catch Cetacean bycatch Gillnetting Illegal unreported and unregulated fishing Environmental effects of fishing Marine pollution Overfishing Whaling Forests Clearcutting Deforestation reforestation and afforestation Illegal logging Trail ethics Natural resources Resource depletion Exploitation of natural resources Steady state economy Waste hierarchy Species Endangered species Genetic diversity Habitat destruction Holocene extinction Invasive species Poaching Pollinator decline Species extinction Threshold host density Wildlife trade Wildlife disease Energy conservation Alternatives to car use Efficient energy use Carfree city Energy hierarchy Local food Renewable energy Renewable energy commercialization Recreation Protected areas Water conservation Disaster mitigation Environmental law Environmental crime Environmental justice Polluter pays principle Precautionary principle Regulatory capture 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 Australia United States Biodegradable bags Reusable shopping bag Shopping trolley caddy Bottled water ban Reuse of bottles Plastic straw ban Sustainable agriculture Nutrition transition Cellular agriculture cultured meat Plant based diet reducitarianism veganism vegetarianism See also editCitizen 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 AssessmentExternal links editEnvironmental Issues and Research Topics AurumScience com Environmental Issues GlobalIssues com Human Activities that affect the Environment The Energy Physics Environmental Threats That We are Going to Face The Energy Physics causes and effects Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Portals nbsp Environment nbsp Ecology nbsp Renewable energy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of environmental issues amp oldid 1162210627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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