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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.

Contents: D-Dam | Dan | Dao-Daz | Db-Dd | De-Deb | Dec-Decm | Decn-Decz | Ded-Dee | Def-Dem | Den-Deo | Dep | Deq-Des | Det-Dez | Df-Dh | Di-Die | Dif-Diq | Dir | Dis-Disa | Disb-Disz | Dit-Diz | Dj-Dn | Do-Dom | Don-Doz | Dp-Dq | Dr-Drh | Dri-Drim | Drin-Driz | Drj-Drn | Dro | Drp-Drt | Dru-Drx | Dry-Drz | Ds-Dt | Du-Dum | Dun-Duz | Dv-Dx | Dy-Dz

D-Dam

 * D region (in the atmosphere)
 * Da Vinci Project (in spaceflight)
 * dairy (see under Considerations of size and under Waste disposal and under Diseases associated with the dairy industry and under Ethical issues)
 * dairy farming (dairy agriculture) (see "Genetically Engineered" under External links)
 * dairy product
 * Dall's Porpoise (by-catch) (see under Conservation)
 * dam (see under Environmental impacts) (see also list of reservoirs and dams)
 * daminozide (trade names Alar, Kylar, B-NINE, DMASA, SADH, B 995, and others) (plant growth regulator)
 * (damp) moisture
 * damper
 * Dams and Reservoirs of the Tennessee River (in the US)

Dan

 * (Danakil Depression) Afar Depression (in the Horn of Africa)
 * Danakil Desert (in the Horn of Africa)
 * Dancing rabbit ecovillage (in Missouri in the US)
 * (danger area) 1-2-3 rule (mariners' 1-2-3 rule) (for mariners in storms)
 * danger zone (food safety) (in food storage)
 * Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (in the UK)
 * dangerous goods
 * (dangerous jobs: see) workplace safety
 * dangerous Okinawan marine life
 * (dangerous weapon) deadly weapon
 * Danish Ministry of the Environment
 * Danube (Europe's second-longest river) (see under Drinking water and see paragraph 1 under Navigation and transport)
 * Danube Delta
 * Danube-Black Sea Canal
 * Danube-Bucharest Canal
 * Danube-Oder-Canal

Dao-Daz

 * Daqing Field ("largest oil field in the People's Republic of China")
 * dark-sky movement (for reducing light pollution)
 * Darrieus wind turbine
 * (DART: 5 meanings selected from disambiguation page)
 * Dallas Area Rapid Transit (in Texas in the US)
 * Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis
 * Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (of Singapore)
 * Disaster Assistance Response Team (of Canada)
 * Dublin Area Rapid Transit (in Ireland)
 * Dartmoor tin-mining (in the UK)
 * Dartmoor wildlife (in the UK)
 * (dating methods: see) geochronology
 * (daughter product) decay product (in nuclear physics)
 * David Bates (physicist)
 * David Bruce (microbiologist)
 * David Carson (climatologist)
 * David Parker (climatologist)
 * David Suzuki (environmental activist)
 * David Suzuki Foundation (environmental organization)
 * Davis, California (see under Toad Tunnel and under Whole Earth Festival and under UC Davis Arboretum)
 * dawn
 * daylight saving time (DST) (see under Energy use)
 * daylighting (using natural sunlight for interior illumination)
 * daytime running lamp (DRL) (on a motor vehicle)

Db-Dd

 * dBZ (meteorology)
 * DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) (pesticide)

De-Deb

 * de-inked pulp
 * De Soto National Forest (in Mississippi in the US)
 * dead bodies and health risks
 * dead mall (see also unused highway)
 * Dead Sea (see under Chemistry and health effects and under Flora and fauna)
 * Dead Sea canal (proposed)
 * dead tree edition
 * (dead wood: 1 meaning selected from disambiguation page)
 * coarse woody debris
 * dead zone (ecology) (hypoxic zone)
 * deadly weapon (dangerous weapon)
 * deaerator
 * death by dangerous driving
 * Death Valley (see under Geography)
 * Death Valley National Park (mostly in California in the US)
 * Debt-for-Nature Swap

Dec-Decm

 * Decade Volcanoes (16 volcanoes)
 * (decay: see) decomposition
 * decay chain (in radioactive decay)
 * decay energy (from nuclear decay)
 * decay heat
 * decay product (daughter product) (in nuclear physics)
 * (decaying meat) carrion
 * Deccan Plateau (in India)
 * December 2004 in science
 * December 2005 Afghan-Pakistan earthquake
 * December 2005 St. Petersburg gas incident (in Russia)
 * December 2007 Bocaue fire (in the Philippines)
 * December 2007 Pacific Northwest storms
 * decibel (dB)
 * deciduous (see under Botany)
 * decline in frog populations
 * (declining population: see) population decline
 * declinometer

Decn-Decz

 * decollate snail ("introduced ... as biological control")
 * decomposer
 * decomposition
 * decompression buoy (deco buoy) (delayed SMB) (used in diving)
 * decompression chamber (used in diving)
 * decompression illness (DCI) (experienced by divers)
 * (decompression meter) dive computer
 * decompression party (in diving)
 * Decompression Schedule (used in diving)
 * decompression sickness (DCS) (diver's disease) (the bends) (caisson disease)
 * decompression stop (in diving)
 * (decompression tables) dive tables
 * decompression trapeze (a device used in diving)
 * deconstruction (building)
 * decontamination (decon) (decontam)
 * decontamination foam (decon foam)

Ded-Dee

 * deep diving
 * deep ecology
 * Deep Ecology (company)
 * deep focus earthquake
 * deep lake water cooling
 * deep ocean
 * deep ocean water (DEW)
 * Deep Sea Drilling Program (DSDP)
 * deep sea fish
 * deep sea physical oceanography
 * (deep sea vent: see) black smoker
 * Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV)
 * Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV)
 * (deep-level air-raid shelter: see) London deep-level shelters
 * Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART)
 * (deep-sea diving: see) scuba diving

Def-Dem

 * defence mechanism (biology)
 * defensive driving (advanced driving)
 * defensive wall
 * defoliant
 * deforestation
 * degaussing (removing permanent magnetism)
 * degradation
 * degree (temperature)
 * dehumidifier
 * deicing
 * delay-action bomb
 * delayed nuclear radiation
 * (delta [geologic formation]: see) river delta
 * (deluge) flood
 * demining ("removing landmines or naval mines")
 * demolition (see "explosives" in paragraph 3)

Den-Deo

 * (dendritic drainage system: see) drainage system
 * dendro
 * (Dendrobatidae: see) poison dart frog (poison arrow frog)
 * Dendrobates azureus (a type of poison dart frog)
 * dendrochronology (tree-ring dating) (see "obstacles" in paragraph 2 under Scientific value)
 * dendroclimatology ("extracting past climate information from information in trees")
 * dendrology
 * dendrotoxin
 * dengue fever (tropical disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes)
 * denitrification
 * density altitude
 * dental amalgam controversy (see under Environmental impact)
 * dental fillings (see under Amalgam)
 * denudation
 * deodorant

Dep

 * Department for Environment and Heritage (in Australia)
 * Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (in the UK)
 * Department for the Environment (in the UK)
 * (Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food [Canada]) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
 * Department of Agriculture and Food (Ireland)
 * Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (New Brunswick) (in Canada)
 * Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
 * Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico (DAPR)
 * Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) (in Western Australia)
 * Department of Environmental Protection (in states in the US)
 * (Department of Fisheries and Oceans [DFO]) Fisheries and Oceans Canada
 * (Department of Natural Resources) Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
 * (Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness [Canada]) Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
 * (Department of the Environment [Canada]) Environment Canada
 * Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Ireland)
 * Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (in Australia)
 * Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) (in California)
 * Depleted uranium (DU)
 * depletion
 * (depletion protocol: see) Rimini protocol (Uppsala protocol) ("to keep prices of oil down")
 * (depopulation of indigenous Americans: see) population history of American indigenous peoples (see under Depopulation from disease)
 * deposit feeder
 * depression (geology)
 * depression (meteorology)
 * depth gauge (used by divers)

Deq-Des

 * (derailment: see) list of rail accidents
 * (deranged drainage system: see) drainage system
 * derecho (see also list of notable derecho events)
 * derelict soil
 * desalination (see under Environmental)
 * desert
 * Desert Bighorn Sheep (in the US)
 * Desert Biosphere Reserve and Experimental Range (in Utah in the US)
 * Desert Botanical Garden (in Arizona in the US)
 * (Desert Demonstration Gardens: renamed) The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve (in Nevada in the US)
 * desert ecology
 * Desert National Wildlife Refuge (in Nevada in the US)
 * Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex (in Nevada in the US)
 * (deserted village: see) ghost town (see "epidemics" in article)
 * desertification
 * deserts and xeric shrublands
 * designer baby
 * dessert crops
 * destratification
 * (desublimation: see) deposition (meteorology)

Det-Dez

 * detection dog
 * detergent
 * detonation
 * detonation internal combustion engine
 * detritivore (detrivore) (detritus feeder)
 * detritus (biology)
 * Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (German Entomological Institute)
 * (Devastated Area: see) Lassen Peak (in California in the US) (see paragraph 5 under History)
 * developed country
 * dew
 * dew point (dewpoint)
 * (dew point line) dry line
 * dew pond
 * (Dewey Decimal System/Natural resources and mathematics: see) Dewey Decimal System/5

Di-Die

 * diatomaceous earth (diatomite) (kieselguhr) (kieselgur) (Celite) (see under Applications and under Safety considerations)
 * (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) DDT (pesticide)
 * Dictionary of the Environment (book)
 * dielectric heating (see "mobile phones" in paragraph 4)
 * diesel (diesel fuel)
 * diesel cycle
 * diesel engine
 * (diesel exhaust: see) exhaust gas
 * (diesel fuel oil: see) fuel oil
 * diesel generator
 * (diesel locomotive: see) locomotive
 * diesel-electric
 * (diesel-electric locomotive: see) locomotive (see under Diesel-electric)
 * diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU)
 * dieseling
 * dieselisation (dieselization)
 * dieselmotorcycle

Dif-Diq

 * Differential GPS (Differential Global Positioning System) (DGPS) (see "distortions" in paragraph 2)
 * diffuse insolation
 * diffuse knapweed (white knapweed) (an invasive species)
 * Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
 * Digital Satellite Service (DSS) (Direct Broadcast Satellite) (DBS)
 * digital soil mapping (predictive soil mapping)
 * Digitized Sky Survey (DSS)
 * dike (construction)
 * dike (geology)
 * (dilution basin: see) mediterranean sea
 * diluvium (in geology)
 * dimmer (device to vary the brightness of a light)
 * Dinaric calcareous Silver Fir forest (in Europe)
 * dingo (see under Relationship with humans and under Potential extinction)
 * Dingo Fence (Dog Fence) (in Australia)
 * dinoflagellate (see "neurotoxins" and "red tide" under Ecology and fossils and see "phosphate" under Cautions)
 * dinosaur (see under Environment changes)
 * Dinosaur Provincial Park (in Alberta in Canada)
 * dioxin
 * dip circle
 * Diphyllobothriasis ("D. latum ... infects fish and mammals.") (see "human feces" in paragraph 4 under Life cycle)

Dir

 * direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
 * directed-energy weapon
 * directional drilling (slant drilling)
 * Directional Sound ("a modern fire evacuation system")
 * Directive on the patentability of biotechnological inventions (in the EU)
 * Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation (in Hong Kong)
 * Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (in Europe)
 * Directorate-General for the Environment (European Commission)
 * Directorate-General for Transport and Energy (European Commission)
 * (dirt: 1 meaning selected from disambiguation page)
 * soil
 * dirt cone (feature of a glacier)
 * dirt road
 * dirty bomb (Radiological Dispersal Device) (RDD)
 * (dirty snowball: see) comet (see "dirty snowball" in paragraph 5 under Studies of physical characteristics)
 * dirty subsidy

Dis-Disa

 * disaster (see also list of disasters)
 * disaster area
 * Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) (of Singapore)
 * Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) (of Canada)
 * disaster management
 * Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act) (in the US)
 * (disaster of 535: see) climate changes of 535-536
 * (disaster preparedness: see) emergency preparedness
 * (disaster relief: see) emergency preparedness
 * Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (in the US)
 * disaster response
 * disaster risk
 * disaster risk reduction (disaster reduction)
 * disaster tourism
 * Disasters Emergency Committee (in the UK)

Disb-Disz

 * discarded drugs
 * discharge (hydrology)
 * Discover (magazine) (science magazine)
 * discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation
 * discovery of ozone depletion
 * disdrometer (used in meteorology)
 * disease
 * (disease agent: see) pathogen
 * disease management (in agriculture)
 * (disease reporting: see) infectious disease reporting
 * disease resistance in fruit and vegetables
 * diseases of affluence
 * diseases of the honeybee
 * disinfection
 * Disney's Animal Kingdom (in Florida in the US)
 * (dispersion modeling: see) atmospheric dispersion modeling
 * (dispersion modeling of air pollutants: see) atmospheric dispersion modeling
 * (dissolved oxygen: see) oxygen saturation (see under Environmental sciences)
 * Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) (Early Warning Line) (in northern Canada) (set up to detect incoming bombers and missiles) (see "hazardous waste" in paragraph 8)
 * distributed energy
 * district heating

Dit-Diz

 * dive sites of Palau
 * dive tables (decompression tables)
 * Diver Propulsion Vehicle (DPV)
 * diver rescue
 * diver training
 * diversion dam
 * (divided highway) dual carriageway
 * diving activities
 * diving bell
 * diving equipment
 * diving hazards and precautions
 * diving locations
 * diving suit
 * diving support vessel

Dj-Dn

 * Dmitri Mendeleyev (Russian chemist)
 * DNA vaccination
 * DNA virus

Do-Dom

 * Do not feed the animals
 * doctor fish
 * (Doctors Without Borders) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
 * dog (see especially under Diet and under Weather detection and under Diseases and ailments and under under Abandoned dogs)
 * dog attack
 * (dog catcher: see) animal control
 * Dog Days
 * (dog flu) canine influenza
 * dog health
 * (dog mine: see) anti-tank dog
 * dog park
 * (dog pound: see) animal shelter
 * dog sled (dogsled)
 * dog whistle
 * Dolly the sheep
 * dolphin (see under Human threats to dolphins)
 * dolphin drive hunting (dolphin drive fishing)
 * domestic AC power plugs and sockets
 * domestic policy of the George W. Bush administration (see under Environment)
 * Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 (see "Environmental Protection Agency" in item 9 in list)
 * domestic water recycling
 * domestic water system
 * (domesticated animal: see) list of domesticated animals

Don-Doz

 * (Don't Make A Wave Committee: see) Greenpeace (see under Early history)
 * Dongzhou protests of 2005 (in China)
 * Doomsday Clock
 * doomsday device
 * doomsday event
 * door zone (in vehicular cycling)
 * dormant volcano
 * dosimeter ("device used to measure an individual's exposure to a hazardous environment")
 * dosimetrist
 * dosimetry
 * double-decker bus
 * (double-decker streets in Chicago: see) multilevel streets in Chicago
 * double-hulled tanker
 * Dounreay (castle in Scotland) (site of five nuclear reactors)
 * Dow Chemical Company (see under Public Health Challenges)
 * (Dow Planetarium: renamed) Montreal Planetarium
 * downer cow (see paragraph 4)
 * ([Downtown] Seattle Transit Tunnel) Metro Bus Tunnel (Seattle) (see "hybrid buses")
 * downwelling
 * downy mildew ("water mould that infects plants")

Dp-Dq

 * DPT vaccine (against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus)

Dr-Drh

 * Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (in India)
 * dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) (GWD)
 * (draft animal: see) working animal (see under Draught animals)
 * draft horse (draught horse) (harness horse)
 * drag hunting
 * drag line excavator
 * (dragnet: 1 meaning selected from disambiguation page)
 * a type of fishing net, also known as a seine: see seine (fishing)
 * drain cleaner
 * (drain water heat recovery: see) hot water heat recycling
 * (drainage area: see) drainage basin (see also list of largest drainage basins)
 * drainage basin (see also list of largest drainage basins)
 * drainage density
 * drainage in New Orleans
 * drainage system
 * dredging

Dri-Drim

 * drift (geology)
 * (drift chamber: see) wire chamber (for detecting ionizing radiation) (see paragraphs 6 and 7)
 * drift diving
 * drift ice
 * drift migration
 * drift mining
 * drift net
 * Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (in Iowa in the US)
 * Driftless Zone (Driftless Area) (in the US Midwest)
 * driftnet fishing
 * driftwood
 * drilling and blasting
 * drilling mud (drilling fluid) (in petroleum industry)
 * drilling machine
 * drilling rig (oil rig)
 * drillship

Drin-Driz

 * (drinking and driving) driving under the influence (DUI)
 * Drinking And Driving Wrecks Lives (series of public information films) (in the UK)
 * (drinking fountain: see) fountain (see under Water quality issues)
 * (Drinking Fountain Association: see) Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association (in the UK)
 * drinking water (potable water)
 * Drinking Water Inspectorate (in the UK)
 * drip irrigation
 * driptorch (for firefighting and for other uses)
 * driverless car
 * Driver's Ed (driver's education)
 * driveway
 * driving on the left or right
 * driving under the influence (DUI) (drunk driving)
 * drizzle

Dro

 * drogue parachute
 * dromography
 * (drone [aircraft]: see) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
 * drone (bee) (see under Drones and Varroa destructor)
 * drop shipping (drop shipment)
 * drop tank (type of fuel tank)
 * drop zone (in parachuting)
 * Drosophila (genus of small flies)
 * Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly used in genetic experiments)
 * drought
 * (drought-tolerant plant) xerophyte
 * drove road (droveway) (greenway)
 * (drowned valley) ria (drowned river valley)

Dru-Drx

 * Drug Design and Optimization Lab (D2OL) (distributed computing project)
 * drug production waste
 * Drug Watch International
 * (drunk driving) driving under the influence
 * drunk driving (United States)
 * (drunk flying: see) air safety (see paragraph 4 under Human factors)

Dry-Drz

 * (dry adiabatic lapse rate: see) adiabatic lapse rate
 * dry cask storage (for high-level radioactive waste)
 * dry cell ("a form of primary electrochemical cell")
 * dry cleaning (see under Dry Cleaning wastes and under Environment)
 * dry dam (for flood control)
 * (dry deciduous forest: see) tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
 * dry distillation (see "liquid fuels")
 * Dry Falls (in Washington state in the US)
 * (dry ice: see) carbon dioxide (see under Dry Ice)
 * dry line (dew point line) (in meteorology)
 * dry point (in geography)
 * dry quicksand
 * dry riser (in fire suppression)
 * dry rot (disease of trees, caused by fungal species)
 * dry season
 * dry standpipe (for fighting fires)
 * (dry suit: see) diving suit (see under Drysuits)
 * dry well
 * dry-mesic prairie
 * dry-stone wall (dry-stone dyke) (dry-stone hedge)
 * drying height
 * dryland farming
 * (dryland mushing) carting
 * drywall (gypsum board) (plasterboard) (fire-resistant building material)

Du-Dum

 * dual carriageway (divided highway)
 * dual economy
 * dual mode transit
 * dual piping
 * (dual-fuel vehicle) flexible-fuel vehicle
 * dual-mode bus
 * dual-mode vehicle
 * dual-use technology (see "nuclear reactors" in article)
 * Dublin Zoo (see under Conservation)
 * duck-billed platypus (see under Conservation status)
 * (duckweed) Lemnaceae (see "can provide nitrate removal [if cropped]" in paragraph 4)
 * Dujiangyan Irrigation System (in China)
 * Duke University Primate Center (in the US) ("home to the world's largest colony of endangered primates")
 * (dump: 1 meaning selected from disambiguation page)
 * landfill
 * dump charging (for battery electric vehicles)
 * dump leaching (industrial process)
 * dump truck (dumper truck)
 * dumpster diving

Dun-Duz

 * dune
 * dune buggy (beach buggy) (sand rail)
 * (dung) manure
 * (dung beetle) scarab beetle
 * (dung eating) coprophagia (practiced by many animal species)
 * DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company) (see under Criticisms)
 * durable good (hard good)
 * Durable Water Repellent (DWR)
 * Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (in the UK)
 * Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (in the UK)
 * dusk
 * dust (dirt)
 * dust abatement
 * Dust Bowl (series of dust storms) (1930-1941) (in the US)
 * dust bunny
 * dust cloud
 * dust collection
 * dust collection system (see under Dangers of Neglect)
 * dust devil (whirlwind) (willy willy)
 * (dust mite: see) house dust mite
 * dust storm (sandstorm)
 * dustbin (rubbish bin) (litter bin) (trash barrel) (trash can) (garbage can) (trash bin)
 * Dutch elm disease ("fungal disease of elm trees")
 * Dutch famine of 1944 (Hunger Winter)
 * Dutch response to Hurricane Katrina
 * Dutch standards (reference values for environmental investigation, cleanup and remediation)

Dv-Dx

 * Dwarf Sperm Whale (see under Human interaction)
 * (dwelling: see) house
 * Dworshak National Fish Hatchery (in Idaho in the US)

Dy-Dz

 * Dyck Arboretum of the Plains (in Kansas in the US)
 * dye
 * (dyke [construction]) dike (construction)
 * (dyke [geology]) dike (geology)
 * Dymaxion car (see "fuel efficiency")
 * Dymaxion map of the Earth
 * Dymaxion house
 * Dynamic Earth ("interactive science museum" in Ontario in Canada)
 * Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) (in biology)
 * dynamic sea surface topography
 * dynamite
 * (dynamite fishing) blast fishing
 * (dynamo) electric generator