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The items listed on this page form part of the multi-page list of environment topics.

This is a list of topics related (in whole or in part) to (a) phenomena in the natural environment which have a definite or significantly possible connection with human activity or (b) features of human activity which have a definite or significantly possible connection with the natural environment, even if the connection is made indirectly through the built environment. For example, hamster has been included because the effect on the built environment can affect the natural environment. Also, factory farming (often practiced indoors) has been associated with epidemics, which do not stay indoors.

The connections can be positive (even remedial) or negative or both. Some introduced species intended to benefit the ecosystem have acted as invasive species, damaging the ecosystem. Also, different sources of energy development have both pros and cons. Furthermore, an environmental topic can be such for multiple reasons at one time, as in the case of resource extraction and processing; commodity distribution, use, and misuse; and waste management.

O-Oa

Oahe Dam ("a major man-made dam")
O`ahu tree snail (endangered)
oak
Oakland Firestorm of 1991 (Oakland hills firestorm) (East Bay Hills Fire) (Tunnel Fire) (in California in the US)
oasis
Oasis crater
(Oasis of Siwa) Siwa Oasis
oast house
oat

Ob

(obesity virus: see) AD-36
(obsequent stream: see) fluvial landforms of streams
observational astronomy (see "light pollution" in places)
(Observatoire de Paris) Paris Observatory
observatory (see also list of observatories)
obsidian hydration dating
obsolescence (affecting waste)
Obsolescence Management
obstetric ultrasonography
(obtrusive lightning: see) light pollution

Oc-Ocd

occultation
occupational disease
occupational hygiene
occupational safety and health
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (in the United States)

Oce

ocean
(ocean basin) oceanic basin (see also list of Oceanic basins)
(ocean circulation: see) ocean current
(Ocean Climate Laboratory) National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) (in the United States)
ocean colonization
(ocean conveyor belt: see) thermohaline circulation
ocean current
Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
Ocean Dumping Act
Ocean Dumping Ban Act
ocean energy
ocean exploration
(ocean floor) seabed (sea floor) (seafloor) (ocean floor)
ocean floor disposal
ocean liner
ocean surface wave
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
(ocean trench) oceanic trench (see under Water and Biosphere) (see also list of oceanic trenches)
ocean turbidity
(ocean wave: see) ocean surface wave
(Ocean-to-Ocean Highway) National Old Trails Highway
Oceania ecozone
(oceanic anoxic event) anoxic event
oceanic basin (see also list of Oceanic basins)
oceanic climate
(oceanic current) ocean current
oceanic dolphin
(oceanic rift: see) divergent boundary
oceanic trench
Oceanographic Museum (in Monaco)
oceanography

Ocf-Ocz

octane
octane rating
October 1998 South Central Texas floods (in the US)
October 2006 Yakima hops fire (in Washington state in the US)
October 2007 California wildfires (in the US)
October 24-26, 1997 Western Plains winter storms (in the US)

Od-Of

Odic force
odor (see under Legislative provisions associated with odors and under Types of odors)
off-label use (of prescribed drugs)
(off-label use of dextromethorphan: see) non-medical use of dextromethorphan
(off-piste skiing: see) backcountry skiing
off-road
(off-road bicycling: see) mountain biking
off-road transport
off-road vehicle
(off-roader: see) sport utility vehicle (SUV)
offal
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (in the United States)
Office of Ocean Exploration (OE)
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (in Australia)
(office park: see) industrial park
offroad racing
offshore construction
offshore powerboat racing
(offshore windfarm: see) wind power
(Ofgem) Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
(Ofwat [Office of Water Services]: renamed) Water Services Regulation Authority (in England and Wales)

Og-Oj

Ogallala Aquifer
(Ogasawara subtropical moist forests: see) Ogasawara Islands
Oglala National Grassland

Oi-Oik

Oil - Oil e

oil
(Oil - Environmental Impact: see) petroleum
Oil and Gas Industry metering and control system
(Oil and Natural Gas Commission Limited) ONGC (in India)
oil boom
(oil companies: see) list of petroleum companies
oil crash
(Oil Crises: see) energy crisis
(Oil Crisis: see) 1973 oil crisis
(oil deposits: see) oil field
(oil derrick: see) derrick (lifting device)
oil desulfurization
(oil diplomacy: see) petroleum politics
(oil drill: see) oil well
(oil drilling: see) oil well
(oil embargo crisis: see) 1973 oil crisis
(oil empire: see) oil imperialism theories
oil exploration

Oil f - Oil p

oil field (see also list of oil fields)
(Oil for Food: see) Oil-for-Food Programme
oil imperialism theories
oil industry (see also list of oil-producing states)
oil lamp
(oil of turpentine) turpentine (see especially under Hazards)
(oil of vitriol) sulfuric acid ("the most widely used industrial chemical")
(oil of wintergreen) methyl salicylate
(oil paint: see) painting oil
oil palm
(Oil Peak: see) Hubbert peak
(oil pipeline: see) pipeline transport
oil platform
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (in the United States)
oil price increase of 1990
oil price increases of 2004 and 2005

Oil q - Oil z

oil refinery (see especially under Safety and environmental concerns) (see also list of oil refineries)
oil reserves (see also list of oil-rich countries)
oil reservoir
(oil rig: see) drilling rig
(Oil Rivers) Niger Delta
(Oil Rivers Protectorate) Niger Coast Protectorate
(oil sand) tar sands (bituminous sand)
(oil seed: see) vegetable oil (including "industrial uses")
oil shale
(Oil Shock: see) 1973 oil crisis
oil spill (oil slick) (see also list of oil spills)
oil supplies
(oil tanker: see) tanker
oil well

Oil (in hyphenated compound words)

Oil-for-Food Programme
(oil-seed: see) vegetable oil (see "industrial uses" in article)

Oila-Oilz

oiler (ship)
(oilfield) oil field
oilpatch
(oilseed rape) rapeseed
(oilwell) oil well

Oim-Oiz

Oj-Ok

(Okanagan Mountain Park Fire) 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire (Canadian spelling: "Okanagan")
Okanogan National Forest (American spelling: "Okanogan")
okapi (see "threatened" under Status)
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Okefenokee Swamp (peat-filled marsh in the United States)
Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak (in 1999)
Oklo (in Gabon) (place noted for natural nuclear reactions)

Ol-Oo

Old Faithful Geyser
old growth forest (late seral forest) (ancient forest) (see also list of old growth forests)
Old Tropical Cyclone Names
(Old World rats and mice: see) Murinae
oldest known object on Earth
oleochemical
(oleoresin: see) resin
olfaction (the sense of smell)
oligodynamic effect
oligotrophic
omnivore
oncomouse (a type of genetically modified laboratory mouse)
one-child policy
(one-hundred-thousand-year problem) 100,000-year problem ("a discrepancy between the climate response ... and the forcing from the amount of incoming solar radiation")
Ontario Nature (formerly Federation of Ontario Naturalists [FON]) (in Canada)

Op-Oq

open field system (in agriculture)
open hearth furnace (Catalan forge) (in metallurgy)
(open plain: see) grassland
open pollination
open-pit mining (opencast mining) (strip mining)
Operation Grapple (in 1950s) (British nuclear testing operation)
Operation Plumbbob (nuclear test series)
operative temperature
Oppenheimer-Phillips process
optical astronomy
optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) (for measuring ionizing radiation)
(optimal carbon tax: see) carbon tax
optimum population

Or-Orf

orangutan (see "highly endangered" under Conservation status)
orbital airship
orbital bombardment
(orbital debris) space debris (space junk)
orbital decay
(orbital elevator) space elevator (space bridge) (star ladder)
orbital engine
(orbital flight) orbital spaceflight
orbital forcing (see also Milankovitch cycles)
(orbital observatory: see) space observatory
(orbital power satellite: see) solar power satellite (SPS)
orbital spaceflight
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO)
orca (killer whale) (grampus) (see under Orcas and modern man)
orchard
ore
ore grade

Org-Organib

Organic

(organic agriculture) organic farming
(organic ambient music: included in) ambient music (see under Organic ambient music)
organic certification
organic chemistry (see also list of organic chemistry topics)
organic compound
organic electronics (plastic electronics)
organic farming (see also list of organic gardening and farming topics)
(organic fertilizer: included in) fertilizer (see under Organic fertilizers)
organic food
(organic garden: see) list of organic gardening and farming topics
organic gardening (see also list of organic gardening and farming topics)
organic geochemistry
organic horticulture
organic lawn management
organic light-emitting diode (OLED)
organic liquid
organic movement
organic peroxide (see under "Safety")
(organic produce: see) organic food
organic production
(organic radical: see) alkane (see especially under Combustion)
organic reaction
organic reduction (organic oxidation) (organic redox reaction)
organic salt
organic semiconductor
(organic solvent: see) solvent
organic synthesis
organicism

Organid-Organiz

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
organisms that are dangerous to humans
Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation (OMAR)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) OPEC

Organj-Organz

organochlorine compound ("many are toxic")
organometallic chemistry
organophosphate (OP) ("most are potent neurotoxins")
organosulfur compounds ("pollutants")
organotin (stannanes) (see "toxicity" in text of article)

Orgao-Ornzz

Oro-Orz

orographic lift
(orographic precipitation: see) precipitation (meteorology)
orography
orthovoltage X-rays
Ortolan Bunting (Ortolan) (a bird species) (see "in decline" under Conservation)
oryx ("one of three or four large antelope species") ("now possibly extinct in the wild")

Os-Ot

Osborne Reef (by Florida in the US)
(osmobiosis: included in) cryptobiosis
osmosis (see under Reverse osmosis)
(osteofluorosis) skeletal fluorosis
(other countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake: see) countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
Ottawa Treaty (Mine Ban Treaty)
Otto fuel II (OTTO fuel II) (a toxic substance)
(Otto-cycle engines: see) Four-stroke cycle

Ou

Our Common Future (report from the UN)
Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution (book)
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World (book)
outback
outboard motors
(Outdoor Air Pollution:) air pollution
outer space
Outer Space Treaty
outer trench swell (see "earthquakes" in text of article)
over-consumption

Ov-Ow

(over-hunting: see) hunting
(over-lighting: see) light pollution
overdriven fluorescent light
overfishing
overgrazing
overhead cable
overhead line crossing
(overhead pylon) electricity pylon
overhead lines (overhead wires)
overhead powerline
(overheating) hyperthermia (heat stroke) (sunstroke)
overland flow
overpopulation
overpopulation (animals)

Ox

Oxfam
(oxidant: see) redox
(oxidation: see) redox
(oxidation-reduction reaction: see) redox
oxide
oxy-fuel welding and cutting
oxyacetylene
oxygen (see under Applications and under Precautions)
oxygen burning process
oxygen cycle
oxygen depletion in the environment
oxygen first aid
oxygen minimum zone
oxygen saturation
oxygen sensor
oxygen toxicity (oxygen toxicity syndrome) (oxygen poisoning)