Timeline of pollution
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Big picture
| Time period | Development summary | More details |
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| 19th – 20th centuries | "By the late 18th century and first part of the 19th century, coal came into large-scale use during the Industrial Revolution. The resulting smog and soot had serious health impacts on the residents of growing urban centers." Industrial revolution "Along with amazing technological advances, the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century introduced new sources of air and water pollution. "[1] | |
| 20th century | "By the middle of the 20th century, the effects of these changes were beginning to be felt in countries around the world. In the 1960s, an environmental movement began to emerge that sought to stem the tide of pollutants flowing into the planet’s ecosystems."[1] |
Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Details | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| "In the latter part of the 13th century, in an effort to reduce air pollution, England’s King Edward I threatened Londoners with harsh penalties if they didn’t stop burning sea-coal. "[1] | United Kingdom | ||
| 1850s | "Acid rain, first discovered in the 1850s, was another problem resulting from coal-powered plants. "[1] | ||
| 1948 | " in 1948, severe industrial air pollution created a deadly smog that asphyxiated 20 people in Donora, Pennsylvania, and made 7,000 more sick."[1] | ||
| 1952 | "In the Great Smog of 1952, pollutants from factories and home fireplaces mixed with air condensation killed at least 4,000 people in London over the course of several days."[1] | United Kingdom | |
| 1963 | "In 1963, in an effort to reduce air pollution, the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act, legislation which has been amended and strengthened in the ensuing decades."[1] | ||
| 2007 | ". In 2007, CNN reported that “up to 500 million tons of heavy metals, solvents and toxic sludge slip into the global water supply every year."[1] |
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