Cumulative effects, also referred to as cumulative environmental effects and cumulative impacts, can be defined as changes to the environment caused by...
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indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing severe effects including global warming, environmental...
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agrochemicals, such as fertilizers, can also have negative effects on the environment. The negative effects of pesticides are not just in the area of application...
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Environmental impact of mining (redirect from Effects of mining on the environment)
their wide distribution in the environment; raising concerns over their potential effects on human health and the environment. Naturally occurring heavy metals...
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Effects of climate change are well documented and growing for Earth's natural environment and human societies. Changes to the climate system include an...
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Twin study (redirect from Shared environment)
then understand more about the roles of genetic effects, shared environment, and unique environment in shaping behavior. Modern twin studies have concluded...
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Water pollution (redirect from Water pollution effects)
diffuse. An example is agricultural runoff. Pollution is the result of the cumulative effect over time. Pollution may take many forms. One would is toxic substances...
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Moving average (section Cumulative average)
different selections of the full data set. Variations include: simple, cumulative, or weighted forms. Mathematically, a moving average is a type of convolution...
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Cumulative voting (sometimes called the single divisible vote) is a variant on the single non-transferable vote (SNTV), which differs in that it permits...
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Environmental impact of aviation (redirect from Aviation and the Environment)
et al., published in the scientific journal Atmospheric Environment estimated the cumulative radiative forcing effect of aviation as 55 mW/m2, which is...
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Environmental impact of transport (redirect from Transport and the environment)
condition. Even though the environmental effects are usually listed individually there are also cumulative effects. The synergetic consequences of transport...
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Air pollution (redirect from Effects of air pollution)
compilations, as well as the European Environment Agency. An air pollutant is a material in the air that can have many effects on humans and the ecosystem. The...
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Health threat from cosmic rays (redirect from Radiation environment on Mars)
Retrieved 31 May 2013. Seed, Thomas. "Acute Effects" (PDF). The Health Effects of Extraterrestrial Environments. Universities Space Research Association...
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The effects of war are widely spread and can be long-term or short-term. Soldiers experience war differently than civilians. Although both suffer in times...
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decrease in fitness. Effects were attributed to radiation exposure and elevated teratogenic effects of radioactive isotopes in the environment. Smith et al....
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exposure. Although age-related health effects (presbycusis) occur naturally with age, in many countries the cumulative impact of noise is sufficient to impair...
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (category Environment of Canada)
CEAA defines Cumulative Effects Assessment as "[a]n assessment of the incremental effects of an action on the environment when the effects are combined...
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Phthalates (redirect from Health effects of phthalates)
the United States National Research Council recommended that the cumulative effects of phthalates and other antiandrogens be investigated. It criticized...
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List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions (category Environment-related lists by country)
150 years, estimated cumulative emissions from land use and land-use change represent approximately one-third of total cumulative anthropogenic CO2 emissions...
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Cumulative inequality theory or cumulative disadvantage theory is the systematic explanation of how inequalities develop. The theory was initially developed...
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The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113[clarification needed] different cannabinoids...
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Environmental impact assessment (redirect from Cumulative impacts)
achieve or maintain a healthy environment and a healthy economy; and (i) to encourage the study of the cumulative effects of physical activities in a region...
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Linear no-threshold model (category Radiation health effects)
is harmful, regardless of how low the dose is, and that the effect is cumulative over lifetime. The LNT model is commonly used by regulatory bodies as...
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The health effects of radon are harmful, and include an increased chance of lung cancer. Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble...
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Noise pollution (redirect from Effects of noise pollution on wildlife)
effects. Beyond annoyance Noise pollution at Curlie World Health Organization – Guidelines for Community Noise The effects of noisy urban environment...
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List of R-phrases (redirect from R33: Danger of cumulative effects)
gas R32 Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas R33 Danger of cumulative effects R34 Causes burns R35 Causes severe burns R36 Irritating to eyes R37...
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Benzodiazepine (redirect from Adverse effects of benzodiazepines)
two nitrogen atoms, five carbon atom and the maximum possible number of cumulative double bonds. The "benzo" prefix indicates the benzene ring fused onto...
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The long-term effects of cannabis have been the subject of ongoing debate. Given that the use of cannabis is illegal in most countries, clinical research...
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Repetitive strain injury (redirect from Cumulative trauma disorder)
names include repetitive stress injury, repetitive stress disorders, cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs), and overuse syndrome. Some examples of symptoms...
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and is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change being a developing nation. India has laws protecting the environment and is one of the countries...
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