Environment

Environment

Issues related to the circumstances or condition of the earth's natural surroundings.

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pollution

Environment; Pollution

The result of polluting the environment. Pollution usually occurs when waste products, such as those produced by factories.

pollutant

Environment; Pollution

A substance, especially a waste material, that makes air, water, or soil unsafe for people or other living things.

miasma

Environment; Pollution

Noxious vapors from decomposing organic matter polluting the atmosphere; foreboding, unwholesome or oppressive atmosphere. Miasma is also related to the ''miasma theory'', which ...

toxic sludge

Environment; Pollution

Poisonous or polluted semi-solid ooze-material left over from sewage treatment.

Pacific Trash Vortex

Environment; Pollution

The Trash Vortex Pacific Plastic Soup, Toxic Soup, Great Garbage Patch and other similar names, is an area of the ocean covered by trash in the centre of the North Pacific Ocean. ...

total maximum daily loads program (TMDL)

Environment; Pollution

A Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still safely meet water quality standards.