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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Long-term shortage of chemicals

Long-term shortage of chemicals

Broader

Storage of dangerous substances
Unpresentable
Long-term shortage of commodities
Unpresentable

Narrower

Long-term shortage of manufactured fertilizers
Presentable
Insufficient medical supplies
Presentable
Shortage of resins
Unpresentable
Shortage of regenerated cellulose
Unpresentable
Shortage of pesticides
Unpresentable
Shortage of oils and perfume materials
Unpresentable
Shortage in tanning and dyeing materials
Unpresentable
Shortage of coal-derived tar and crude chemicals
Yet to rate
Plastic materials shortage
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Environmental hazards of explosives and pyrotechnic products
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Underdevelopment of chemical and petrochemicals industry
Unpresentable

Value

Shortage
Yet to rate
Short-termism
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Chemicals
  • Societal problems » Scarcity
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E1261
    DOCID
    11512610
    D7NID
    156107
    Editing link
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/long-term-shortage-chemicals
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020