| Environmental issues (general) | Environmental effects/aspects |
| Emissions | Air pollution (traffic & explosives) |
| Smell | |
| Wastewater (rain, drainage, groundwater, drilling) | |
| Pollution of ground & groundwater | |
| Pollution of surface water | |
| Pollution of excavated material (debris/muck/dredged material) | |
| Environmental quality | Quality of soil & groundwater |
| Air quality | |
| Surface water quality | |
| Groundwater level | |
| Soil (in) stability | |
| Materials | Primary building materials |
| Secondary building materials | |
| Renewable materials | |
| Reusable excavated material | |
| (Chemical) Products | |
| (Dangerous) Waste material | |
| Energy | Production of building materials |
| Transport of building materials | |
| Construction equipment | |
| Installations | |
| Traffic | |
| Living conditions | Noise |
| Vibrations | |
| Dust | |
| Cultural quality | Visual design & landscape values |
| Archaeological, palaeolontological and geomorphological values | |
| Historical and cultural heritage | |
| Demolition of real estate & other manmade structures | |
| Habitat | Degradation of habitat |
| Fragmentation of habitat | |
| Disturbance of fauna |