Across
- 2. where agricultural or veterinary chemicals have been used or disposed of in a manner that causes actual or potential contamination or harm to life or the environment
- 5. the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects
- 6. a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants
- 8. the capacity of ecosystems to maintain their essential functions and processes, and retain their biodiversity in full measure, over the long term.
- 13. Unreasonable interference with a neighbour’s enjoyment of their property; for example, noise, smells, smoke, water or other matter continually emanating from a neighbouring property.
- 14. doing or not doing something a reasonable person would or would not do in certain circumstances, which causes harm or loss to another person; a common-law principle and a key area in the law of torts or civil wrongs; essential concepts are the ‘neighbour principle’ and breaches of duty of care
- 16. something made impure by exposure or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
- 18. gases in an atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range
- 19. the total volume of fresh water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual, business or nation.
- 23. required under specific conditions of a planning scheme before land can be developed.
- 24. a layer in the earth's stratosphere at an altitude of about 10 km (6.2 miles) containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun
Down
- 1. a person against whom a civil legal action is taken
- 3. is the process of facilitating decision-making to carry out development with due consideration given to the natural environment.
- 4. the standard of proof in a civil case.
- 7. an act or omission that interferes with the comfort or convenience of a number of people to a considerable degree.
- 9. a lawsuit filed or defended by an individual or small group acting on behalf of a large group
- 10. genetic material (DNA) changed to introduce new characteristics or alter existing characteristics.
- 11. a tax on fossil fuels, esp. those used by motor vehicles, intended to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide
- 12. an air pollutant that contributes to the formation of photochemical smog.
- 15. the activity or business of felling trees and cutting and preparing the timber
- 17. a person bringing a civil action—person who has the burden of proving the case
- 20. Unauthorised access to another person’s land.
- 21. able to be foreseen or predicted
- 22. start civil proceedings against another person.