In contrast, assimilations with little or no measurable impact to the Great Lakes ecosystem and resource limitation have been suggested as reasons why Asian carps may not cause ecological harm.
A seemingly insatiable demand for the so-called "Himalayan Viagra" may cause lasting ecological damage to the high-altitude regions where the fungus is found.
Currently, the introgression of transgenes from genetically modified (GM) crops to their wild and weedy relatives has aroused worldwide biosafety concerns because such transgene introgression may cause undesired ecological consequences [7], [10], [11].
Because of their high affinity for solid particles, hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) preferentially deposit in soil or sediment in the environment, where they may cause direct ecological effects or become secondary contamination sources.
Risk assessments that do not include evolutionary potential may underestimate the likelihood of a species to cause ecological and economic harm.
Although these insecticides help growers control pest infestation, the residual environmental occurrence of insecticides may cause unintended adverse ecological consequences to non-target species.
If policies are hastily imposed, and a policy framework based on over a century of hydrological research is overturned, there is a distinct possibility that supply-side policies may cause more social, ecological, economic and hydrological problems than they solve.
Because of the increasing uses of both pit latrines and groundwater resources in low-income countries, there is concern that pit latrines may cause human and ecological health impacts associated with microbiological and chemical contamination of groundwater.
In key ecological function areas, any development and construction activities that may cause serious degradation of ecological functions shall be prohibited.
However, these treatments may cause serious environmental and ecological problems such as eutrophication.
