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Environmental hazard
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<p>Environmental hazards are <a href="/facts/Hazard/09kGfaao">hazards</a> that affect <a href="/facts/Biome/cl4X36GB">biomes</a> or <a href="/facts/Ecosystem/kVE8mSmR">ecosystems</a>. Well known examples include <a href="/facts/Oil_spill/A1KGmKI6">oil spills</a>, <a href="/facts/Water_pollution/SCUhUYqB">water pollution</a>, slash and burn deforestation, <a href="/facts/Air_pollution/zmk9Dy7S">air pollution</a>, <a href="/facts/Ground_fissure/grxsb7rh">ground fissures</a>, and <a href="/facts/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_atmosphere/h6A4HSzy">build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide</a>. </p>