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In the 20th century, several efforts were made to clean the water supply. The Clean Water Act helped to create regulations in order to clean up the pollution found in many waterways. Another effort was the Oil Pollution Act. Most oil companies dumped their wastes and gasoline byproducts into streams and rivers, proving to be very inexpensive and efficient. However, this was destroying ecosystems and making many ill. The Oil Pollution Act prohibited the dumping of any non-organic materials into water.
In the second half of the 20th century, water contamination was again an issue due to oil spills. The Exxon-Valdeez and other oil spills led to the contamination of ocean water, which bled to streams, lakes, and rivers. This is very hard to clean up and has destroyed many ecosystems.
In the future, water pollution will become an even bigger issue. It is imperative that it is stopped soon. I believe one way to stop the pollution is to enforce and restrict the regulations even further. If a company is found disposing their wastes improperly- such as into streams-, they should be held accountable and their business shut down. This would set a precedence and prevent other companies or civilians from ever doing it again.
Western Europe began taking an interest in water sanitation; the Royal Commission on River Pollution conducted a study on the neighboring water sources. They discovered that the water was filled with alkali, copper, sulfuric acid, iron sulfate, and coal. They began to actively enforce regulations to keep the water cleaner.
Even though there were tight restrictions on where to dump waste and byproducts, many oil companies were still dumping toxic sludge into waterways. In response to the uproar of disapproval, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which prohibited the disposal of oil and waste into rivers.
In Industrial England, there was no efficient waste disposal system. Many threw their trash into wells and water run-off drains. One woman threw her baby's used diapers into well, causing an outbreak of cholera to strike the country. Thanks to the endeavors of John Snow, who correctly deduced the cause of the outbreak and was able to put a stop to the epidemic.
In Ancient Rome, architects constructed sewers which carried waste and deposited it in the surrounding rivers and streams, such as the Tiber River. -312 BCE
This led to many typhoid and cholera outbreaks and reformed sanitation laws.
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Even with the tightening regulations on water contamination, rivers were setting ablaze due to toxins. With the help of mass media, people all over the nation were beginning to take interest in the safety of our water. This led to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, known commonly as the Water Control Act.
During the Middle Ages, Western Europe suffered from many epidemics. The main cause of all of these outbreaks was due to improper waste disposal and water contamination. The main diseases spread by water contamination were typhoid fever, cholera, and even the bubonic plague.
Chicago was the first city in the entire United States to develop a sewage system to treat wastewater. This led to a change in national waste regulations, making the water cleaner and safer for humans. The Northeast region of the US was often contaminated by sulfuric acid, muriatic and HCl acid, and animal byproducts. Americans were getting very sick due to the contaminated water.