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To help you navigate the world of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and International Environmental Law, this section offers you definitions and related information on the term concepts common to all or several Multilateral Environmental Agreements.

141 glossary terms sorted alphabetically

A

Adverse effects

Alternative substances

Artisanal mining

Atmospheric ozone

B

Bioaccumulation

Biological contamination

Biological weapons

C

Candidate chemicals

Chemical engineering

Chemicals and Waste

Chlorofluorocarbons

Contaminated sites

Conventional energy

D

E

Electronic waste

Environmental damage

Environmental fate

Environmental footprint

Environmental migration

F

Flame retardant

G

Geothermal energy

H

Hazardous substances

Hazardous waste

Hydroelectric energy

I

Industrial chemicals

Industrial effluent

Industrial waste

L

Light pollution

M

Microplastic pollution

Military activity

N

Noise pollution

O

Ozone depleting potential

P

Persistent organic pollutant

Plastic pollution

Polluter pays principle

Population growth

Prior informed consent

R

Radioactive contamination

Radioactive waste

Renewable energy

S

Severely restricted chemicals

Shipping industry

Sustainable tourism

T

Tropospheric ozone

U

Unintentional persistent organic pollutants

V

W

Waste collection

Waste incineration

Waste management

Waste prevention

Waste reduction

Waste treatment

Wildlife trafficking

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