List of environmental topics (N)

This is a list of environmental topics. They relate to the effect of human activity on the environment.

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*(Nagasaki and Hiroshima: see) atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
*nanotechnology (see under Potential risks)
*nanotoxicity
*NASA Clean Air Study
*NASA Earth Observatory
*Nasdaq Biotechnology Index
*National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (in the US)
*National Aquarium (in the US)
*National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) (in the US)
*National Audubon Society (in the US)
*National Bamboo Project of Costa Rica
*National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) (in the US)
*National Center for Hydrogen Technology (NCHT) (in the US)
*National Centers for Environmental Prediction (in the US)
*National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) (in the US)
*National Coastwatch Institute (in the UK)
*National Conservation Area (in the US)
*National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) (in the US)
*National Energy Act (in the US)
*National Energy Action (NEA)
*National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA) (in the US)
*National Environment Agency (NEA) (in Singapore)
*National Environmental Directory (in the US)
*National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (in the US)
*National Environmental Protection Act
*(National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service: see) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (in the US)
*National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (in the US)
*National Grove of State Trees (in the US)
*National Institute for Environmental eScience (NIEeS) (in the UK)
*National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (in the US)
*(National Lakeshore: see) U.S. National Lakeshore
*National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Law Enforcement (in the US)
*National Marine Mammal Laboratory (in the (US)
*National Marine Protected Areas Initiative (in the US)
*(National Marine Sanctuary: see) U.S. National Marine Sanctuary
*National Nanotechnology Initiative (in the US)
*(National Naturalists' Society of Wales) Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd
*National Nature Reserve (in the UK)
*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (in the US)
*National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) (in the UK)
*National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan (NOHSCP/NCP) (in the US)
*National Organic Program (NOP) (in the US)
*national park (see also list of national parks)
*National Plant Pest Accord (in New Zealand)
*(National Population Register: see) Citizen Information Project (in the UK)
*National Primitive Area (in the US)
*National Radiological Protection Board (in the UK)
*(National Reactor Testing Station [NRTS] ) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) (in the US)
*(National Reclamation Act of 1902) Newlands Reclamation Act (Reclamation Act) (in the US)
*(National Recreation Area) U.S. National Recreation Area
*National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens (in the UK)
*National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (in the US)
*(National Wilderness Area: see) U.S. Wilderness Area
*National Wildlife Federation (in the US)
*National Wildlife Refuge (in the US) (see also list of National Wildlife Refuges and list of National Wildlife Refuges Established for Endangered Species)
*Native Forest Action (NFA) (in New Zealand)
*Native Forest Action Council (in New Zealand)
*Native Forest Council (in the US)
*Native Forest Restoration Trust (in New Zealand)
*native planting
*natural capital
*natural capitalism
*(natural climate variability: see) climate change
*natural disaster (see also list of major natural disasters in the United States and list of natural disasters in the United Kingdom and list of natural disasters by death toll and list of deadliest natural disasters)
*natural environment
*Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (in the UK)
*(natural nuclear fission reaction: see) Oklo
*(natural nuclear fission reactor: see) nuclear reactor (see under Natural nuclear reactors)
*natural phenomenon
*natural region
*natural resource
*(Natural Resources Canada: see) Department of Natural Resources (Canada)
*Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (in the US)
*Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
*Natural World (television series in the UK)
*(Natural World Heritage: see) World Heritage Site
*nature (the material world) (the material universe) (the natural world) (the natural universe)
*Nature (journal)
*Nature (TV series)
*Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (journal)
*(Nature Conservancy: see) The Nature Conservancy (organization)
*Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) (in the UK)
*Nature Conservancy of Canada
*Nature Heritage Fund (in New Zealand)
*(Nature of Things: see) The Nature of Things (Canadian television series)
*Nature Publishing Group (NPG)
*nature reserve
*Nature Society (Singapore)
*Nature's Classroom
*Nature's services
*Naturefriends (international movement)
*Naturejobs (science job site)
*Natureland Seal Sanctuary (in the UK)
*neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV)
*neo-luddism (see especially under GMO)
*New Naturalist (a series of books)
*New Urbanism (urban design movement)
*New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network (NZERN)
*New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987
*night soil
*Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
*no-dig gardening
*no-till farming
*noise (environmental)
*Noise Control Act
*noise health effects
*noise pollution (see also list of noise topics)
*(non-proliferation treaty: see) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
*non-renewable energy
*(non-renewable resources: see) natural resource
*North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
*North American smallpox epidemic
*North American Solar Challenge (NASC) (a solar car race)
*North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO)
*North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)
*North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power
*"Not in Our Genes: Biology, Ideology and Human Nature" (book)
*NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES) (in Australia)
*(nuclear accident: see) list of nuclear accidents
*(nuclear accident terminology: see) United States military nuclear incident terminology
*nuclear arms race
*Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
*(nuclear deterrence: see) mutual assured destruction (MAD)
*Nuclear disarmament
*(nuclear doomsday clock) Doomsday Clock
*Nuclear Energy Agency (international)
*Nuclear Energy Board (NEB) (An Bord Fuinnimh Núicléigh) (in Ireland)
*nuclear energy policy
*nuclear explosion (nuclear detonation)
*nuclear fallout
*nuclear fission
*Nuclear Free World Policy
*nuclear free zone
*nuclear fuel
*nuclear fuel cycle
*nuclear hazard
*(Nuclear Installations Inspectorate: see) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) (in the UK)
*nuclear meltdown
*Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
*(nuclear pollution: see) radioactive waste
*nuclear power
*Nuclear Power 2010 Program (in the US)
*nuclear proliferation
*(nuclear radiation: see) radioactive decay
*nuclear reactor (see also list of nuclear reactors)
*Nuclear Reactor Operator Badge (in the US)
*Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (in the US)
*nuclear reprocessing
*Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) (in the Netherlands)
*Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (in the US)
*nuclear safety
*nuclear salt-water rocket
*nuclear sharing
*Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
*nuclear strategy
*(nuclear submarine: see) submarine
*nuclear summer
*Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) (international)
*nuclear technology
*nuclear terrorism
*(Nuclear Test Ban: see) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
*(Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [NTBT] : see) Partial Test Ban Treaty
*nuclear testing (see also list of nuclear tests)
*nuclear thermal rocket
*(Nuclear Threat Initiative: see) The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
*nuclear transfer (in cloning)
*nuclear transmutation
*nuclear utilization target selection (NUTS)
*nuclear warfare (see also list of songs about nuclear war)
*(nuclear warning: see) four minute warning
*(nuclear waste: see) radioactive waste (see also list of nuclear waste treatment technologies)
*(Nuclear Waste Project Office: see) Agency for Nuclear Projects
*nuclear weapon (see also list of nuclear weapons)
*nuclear weapon design
*nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
*nuclear weapons and the United States
*(nuclear weapons proliferation: see) list of countries with nuclear weapons
*nuclear winter
*(Nuclear-Powered Ships Recycling Program: see) Ship-Submarine recycling program (SRP)