Environment

syllabus

 

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

Conservation —

  • Species extinction
  • Pollinator decline
  • Coral bleaching
  • Holocene extinction
  • Invasive species
  • Poaching
  • Endangered species

Energy —

  • Energy conservation
  • Renewable energy
  • Efficient energy use
  • Renewable energy commercialization
  • Environmental impact of the coal industry
  • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

Environmental degradation —

  • Eutrophication
  • Habitat destruction
  • Invasive species

Environmental health —

  • Air quality
  • Asthma
  • Environmental impact of the coal industry
  • Electromagnetic fields
  • Electromagnetic radiation and health
  • Indoor air quality
  • Lead poisoning
  • Sick Building Syndrome
  • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

Genetic engineering —

  • Genetic Pollution.
  • Genetically modified food controversies.

Intensive farming —

  • Overgrazing
  • Irrigation
  • Mono-culture
  • Environmental effects of meat production
  • Slash and burn
  • Pesticide drift
  • Plasticulture

Land degradation —

  • Land pollution
  • Desertification

Soil —

  • Soil conservation
  • Soil erosion
  • Soil contamination
  • Soil salination

Land use —

  • Urban sprawl • Habitat fragmentation • Habitat destruction
  • Nanotechnology — Nanotoxicology • Nanopollution

Nuclear issues —

  • Nuclear fallout • Nuclear meltdown • Nuclear power • Nuclear weapons • Nuclear and radiation accidents • Nuclear safety • High-level radioactive waste management

Overpopulation —

  • Burial • Water crisis • Overpopulation in companion animals • Tragedy of the commons • Gender Imbalance in Developing Countries • Sub-replacement fertility levels in developed countries

Ozone depletion —

  • CFC • Biological effects of UV exposure

Pollution —

  • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Nonpoint source pollution • Point source pollution • Light pollution • Noise pollution • Visual pollution

Water pollution —

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

Air pollution —

  • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Smog • Tropospheric ozone • Indoor air quality • Volatile organic compound • Atmospheric particulate matter• Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

Reservoirs —

  • Environmental impacts of reservoirs

Resource depletion —

  • Exploitation of natural resources • Overdrafting

Consumerism —

  • Consumer capitalism • Planned obsolescence • Over-consumption

Fishing —

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

Logging —

  • Clearcutting • Deforestation • Illegal logging

Mining —

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

Toxins —

  • Chlorofluorocarbons • DDT • Endocrine disruptors • Dioxin • Toxic heavy metals • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Herbicides • Pesticides • Toxic waste • PCB • Bioaccumulation • Biomagnification• Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

Waste —

  • Electronic waste
  • Litter
  • Waste disposal incidents
  • Marine debris
  • Medical waste
  • Landfill
  • Leachate
  • Environmental impact of the coal industry
  • Incineration
  • Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Exporting of hazardous waste
  • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing

 

 


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