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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

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