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The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution. v.s. Pollution. Pre-Industrial Revolution Lifestyles. Pre-industrial Society. Pre-industrial lifestyles worked with the resources of the Earth and within the bounds of natural ecosystems.

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The Industrial Revolution

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  1. The Industrial Revolution v.s. Pollution

  2. Pre-Industrial Revolution Lifestyles

  3. Pre-industrial Society • Pre-industrial lifestyles worked with the resources of the Earth and within the bounds of natural ecosystems. • No desire to over-use Earth’s resources and nature could recover from the environmental impact of mankind’s economic activities unaided.

  4. Pre-industrial Societies • Small-scale production (i.e. artisanship rather than mass production) • Primarily agricultural economy geared toward self-sufficiency, not market exchange, little surplus • Little divisionof labor • Limited variation in social classes • Parochialism: undeveloped transportation limited contact with outside world

  5. Resources • http://www.ricoh.com/environment/management/earth.html • http://viswiki.com/en/Pre-industrial_society

  6. "The Silent Highwayman" Cartoon commenting onpolluted condition of the Thames1858 The instruments that caused pollution during the Industrial Revolution

  7. Industry replaced Human Labor The mechanization of the textile industry The refinement of making cast iron The development of coal smelting

  8. Source of Power Steam Power: burning of coal Machinery Power Internal combustion engine

  9. Resources http://qkzz.net/article/693e12fb-f80f-4115-84a7-ced0d9e836ad.htm http://dictionary.editme.com/ZCity2 http://www.eh-resources.org/timeline/timeline_industrial.html http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/History/results_of_the_industrial_revo.html http://www.pollutionissues.com/Ho-Li/Industry.html

  10. What instruments caused pollution?

  11. Air Pollution Burning fossil fuels emits CO2 • Transportation • Smoke • Mist: London’s humidity mixed in with dust • Acid Rain

  12. Water Pollution—Usage • Domestic: increase in population creates more waste water • Industry: industrial waste • Agriculture: left-over from over-production Soil Contamination • Agriculture: fertilizer and pesticidesseeping into the ground

  13. What are the impacts on humans?

  14. Impacts Human Population: survival rate of children improved, crowdedness, contagious disease Human Body: 70 to 90% of the urban populations of Europe and North America were infected with TB, and about 40% of working-class deaths in cities were from TB

  15. Causes for Tuberculosis • Construction work increased because of population increase: paint, concrete and Portland cement; also in soil, mortar, plaster, and shingles. • Low body weight is associated with risk of tuberculosis as well. • Diet may also modulate risk. • Along with overcrowding, poor nutrition may contribute to the strong link observed between tuberculosis and poverty.

  16. Other Pollution • Air pollution • Water pollution • Soil contamination • Littering • Radioactive contamination • Noise pollution • Light pollution • Visual pollution • Thermal pollution

  17. Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

  18. Were there any laws to prevent pollution?

  19. Water Pollution---Polluted Rivers • Piped municipal sewage. • Fought hundreds of court cases. NO USE. Chemical Pollution---Acid Rain • Required firms to install absorbing towers to control the acid emissions. • Established a new bureaucracy to enforce the Act.

  20. Resources • http://environment.probeinternational.org/news/property-rights/river-pollution-lawsuit-runs-through-it • http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/3208/Chemical-Industry.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_collection_and_disposal

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