Site Access | Construction | Energy | Water | Waste Disposal | Operations Maintenance

Pollution

Physical Process

Biological Systems

Development Type/ Activity

Noise increased

Air quality deteriorated

Toxics released during construction

Toxic materials spilled or discharged

Pollutants introduced by vehicle transport

Petrollium products spilled

Toxics or sewage discharged by vessels

Odors released

Hot water discharged

Erosion increased

Sedimentation/ siltation increased

Soil disturbed or compacted

Soil removed and disposed of

Surface water flow disrupted

Groundwater supply reduced

Groundwater supply depleted

Long-shore dirt/ beach dynamics altered

Dredging potentially required

Vegetation altered

Vegetation destroyed

Habitat altered

Habitat destroyed or fragmented

Coral reefs disturbed or destroyed

Barriers to wildlife movement created

Collisions or road kill on wildlife increased

Corridors for exotic species invasion created

Exotic/ alien species directly introduced

Diseases introduced

Life cycles of wildlife disrupted

Nutrient flow/ food chains altered

Nonnatural foods or habitat introduced

Nontarget species destroyed

Animal rights issues raised

Site Access

Terrestrial

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Pollution

Physical Process

Biological Systems

Development Type/ Activity

Noise increased

Air quality deteriorated

Toxics released during construction

Toxic materials spilled or discharged

Pollutants introduced by vehicle transport

Petrollium products spilled

Toxics or sewage discharged by vessels

Odors released

Hot water discharged

Erosion increased

Sedimentation/ siltation increased

Soil disturbed or compacted

Soil removed and disposed of

Surface water flow disrupted

Groundwater supply reduced

Groundwater supply depleted

Long-shore dirt/ beach dynamics altered

Dredging potentially required

Vegetation altered

Vegetation destroyed

Habitat altered

Habitat destroyed or fragmented

Coral reefs disturbed or destroyed

Barriers to wildlife movement created

Collisions or road kill on wildlife increased

Corridors for exotic species invasion created

Exotic/ alien species directly introduced

Diseases introduced

Life cycles of wildlife disrupted

Nutrient flow/ food chains altered

Nonnatural foods or habitat introduced

Nontarget species destroyed

Animal rights issues raised

Construction and Landscaping

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Pollution

Physical Process

Biological Systems

Development Type/ Activity

Noise increased

Air quality deteriorated

Toxics released during construction

Toxic materials spilled or discharged

Pollutants introduced by vehicle transport

Petrollium products spilled

Toxics or sewage discharged by vessels

Odors released

Hot water discharged

Erosion increased

Sedimentation/ siltation increased

Soil disturbed or compacted

Soil removed and disposed of

Surface water flow disrupted

Groundwater supply reduced

Groundwater supply depleted

Long-shore dirt/ beach dynamics altered

Dredging potentially required

Vegetation altered

Vegetation destroyed

Habitat altered

Habitat destroyed or fragmented

Coral reefs disturbed or destroyed

Barriers to wildlife movement created

Collisions or road kill on wildlife increased

Corridors for exotic species invasion created

Exotic/ alien species directly introduced

Diseases introduced

Life cycles of wildlife disrupted

Nutrient flow/ food chains altered

Nonnatural foods or habitat introduced

Nontarget species destroyed

Animal rights issues raised

Energy

Supply Source

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Transmission of

Powerlines

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Pollution

Physical Process

Biological Systems

Development Type/ Activity

Noise increased

Air quality deteriorated

Toxics released during construction

Toxic materials spilled or discharged

Pollutants introduced by vehicle transport

Petrollium products spilled

Toxics or sewage discharged by vessels

Odors released

Hot water discharged

Erosion increased

Sedimentation/ siltation increased

Soil disturbed or compacted

Soil removed and disposed of

Surface water flow disrupted

Groundwater supply reduced

Groundwater supply depleted

Long-shore dirt/ beach dynamics altered

Dredging potentially required

Vegetation altered

Vegetation destroyed

Habitat altered

Habitat destroyed or fragmented

Coral reefs disturbed or destroyed

Barriers to wildlife movement created

Collisions or road kill on wildlife increased

Corridors for exotic species invasion created

Exotic/ alien species directly introduced

Diseases introduced

Life cycles of wildlife disrupted

Nutrient flow/ food chains altered

Nonnatural foods or habitat introduced

Nontarget species destroyed

Animal rights issues raised

Water

Supply

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Pollution

Physical Process

Biological Systems

Development Type/ Activity

Noise increased

Air quality deteriorated

Toxics released during construction

Toxic materials spilled or discharged

Pollutants introduced by vehicle transport

Petrollium products spilled

Toxics or sewage discharged by vessels

Odors released

Hot water discharged

Erosion increased

Sedimentation/ siltation increased

Soil disturbed or compacted

Soil removed and disposed of

Surface water flow disrupted

Groundwater supply reduced

Groundwater supply depleted

Long-shore dirt/ beach dynamics altered

Dredging potentially required

Vegetation altered

Vegetation destroyed

Habitat altered

Habitat destroyed or fragmented

Coral reefs disturbed or destroyed

Barriers to wildlife movement created

Collisions or road kill on wildlife increased

Corridors for exotic species invasion created

Exotic/ alien species directly introduced

Diseases introduced

Life cycles of wildlife disrupted

Nutrient flow/ food chains altered

Nonnatural foods or habitat introduced

Nontarget species destroyed

Animal rights issues raised

Waste Disposal/Storage

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Physical Process

Biological Systems

Development Type/ Activity

Noise increased

Air quality deteriorated

Toxics released during construction

Toxic materials spilled or discharged

Pollutants introduced by vehicle transport

Petrollium products spilled

Toxics or sewage discharged by vessels

Odors released

Hot water discharged

Erosion increased

Sedimentation/ siltation increased

Soil disturbed or compacted

Soil removed and disposed of

Surface water flow disrupted

Groundwater supply reduced

Groundwater supply depleted

Long-shore dirt/ beach dynamics altered

Dredging potentially required

Vegetation altered

Vegetation destroyed

Habitat altered

Habitat destroyed or fragmented

Coral reefs disturbed or destroyed

Barriers to wildlife movement created

Collisions or road kill on wildlife increased

Corridors for exotic species invasion created

Exotic/ alien species directly introduced

Diseases introduced

Life cycles of wildlife disrupted

Nutrient flow/ food chains altered

Nonnatural foods or habitat introduced

Nontarget species destroyed

Animal rights issues raised

Operations and Maintenance

Machinery/ vehicles

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