water pollution
- water pollution intensified during the industrial revolution
- rivers that passed through urban areas became a receptacle for human waste products
- factories began releasing pollutants directly into rivers and streams
- by the 1850's inhabitants began experiencing epidemics of chlorea and typhoid
- chlorea-an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, tipically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhea
- typhoid-an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation
air pollution
- air pollution created a deadly cloud of smoke and fog known as smog,this caused deaths in thousands due to respiratory diseases
- the industries were releasing dangerous gases into the air
- a result of this was The Great Smog of London in 1952,more than 4,000 people were killed
- acid rain discovered in the 1850's was one of the resulting problems from coal-powered plants.
- air pollution also caused the same fatal diseases as water pollution such as chlorea, typhoid,and typhus
Pollution during The Industrial Revolution