How does energy use affect the environment?
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The environmental problems directly related to energy production and consumption include air pollution, climate change, water pollution, thermal pollution, and solid waste disposal. The emission of air pollutants from fossil fuel combustion is the major cause of urban air pollution
Agriculture affects the environment in multiple ways.
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Agriculture affects the environment in multiple ways.
One of the primary environmental concerns with modern agriculture has to do with the chemicals we put on crops and what happens when those crops end up in the watershed. Pesticides and other chemicals are often used to produce more crops, and these pesticides don't just fall on the crops and stay there: they are transported via wind and water and affect the surrounding ecosystems.
Fertilizers are also used in agriculture, and they also end up in the surrounding ecosystems. Fertilizers, while a nutrient for some plants, end up in streams and lakes in amounts higher than would occur naturally.
The result may be eutrophication, an excessive amount of nutrients in a