April Jenkins 2R

By aprildawn
  • 570

    Ancient Civilizations to BC 570 AD

    80 A.D. the roman senate passes a law to protect water. In 2100 soil erosion and salt buildup. Civilization moved north to Babylonia and Assyria.

  • The middle ages

    1560-1600 industrialization in England leads to heavy deforestation and increasing substitution of coal for wood.1347-1350s Bubonic Plague 75% of the population in Europe and Asia, which caused the first attempt to enforce public health laws

  • The enlightment era

    n 1762 to the 1790’s Benjamin Franklin tries to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. 1800 Beginnings of first modern municipal sewers in London, but water supply is still frequently contaminated.

  • Industrial Revolution

    1812- First gas lights. This is a concern because it has coal tar and it will remain a problem into the 21st century. -1842-Board of Health- The reason that this is a concern is because there was filth from overused facilities which caused diseases. -1842-Board of Health- The reason that this is a concern is because there was filth from overused facilities which caused diseases.

  • Industrail revolution

    1. House of commons factory commissions began because the owner of the Yorkshire mill was investigating the conditions of workers in the mill. Before the commission a man had adnadoned the weak.
    2. Report of the Board of Health began because of overused facilities which ended up causing diseases.
    3. The Sanitary of the Labouring Population of Great Britain started because of high rates of infectious disease and child mortality to grossly unsanitary conditions along with mpolluted drinking wate

  • Industrail Revolution

    1. Royal Commissions on Employment of children in the Mines began because the commission found children and women chained to carts and they were working 15 hour days.
    2. American Public Health Association started because people were getting diseases and getting sick.
    3. British Publish Health Act started because they needed authority to deal with housing, water pollution, occupational disease, and other problems.

  • Progressive Era

    1892 -- Inventor Aubrey Eneas founds Solar Motor Company of Boston to build solar-powered motors to replace steam engines powered by coal or wood; 1895- sewage clean-up in London means the return of some fish species to the Thames River; because they were cleaning up the trash and waste that was in the river there was more of a chance for reproduction and more fish life to be maintained in the river. 1895 -- The American SPCA and American Humane Association abandon active lobbying to protect wil

  • The roaring twenties

    five workers died at the Standard Oil refinery. They died by making lead gasoline. Seven other workers has died right after. Cities and states ban lead gasoline. St.Francis Dam in las angeles kills over 500. So after the disaster they improved safety measures. St.Francis Dam in las angeles kills over 500. So after the disaster they improved safety measures. safety measures. The Annapolis MD Harbor committee wants to stop pollution. A solution can be found.
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    Air & Water TImeline

  • The WW2 and the fifties

    1945: U.S. President Harry Truman issues Proclamation on the Continental Shelf clears way for oil drilling offshore.1952: Chalk River nuclear test reactor explodes in Ontario. No one is killed, but thousands are exposed to highly radioactive waste.1947:Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District formed; first air pollution control bureau in the nation

  • The 70's

    1974:Congress passes Safe Drinking Water Act to be administered by EPA. 1975:Congress passes Hazardous Waste Transportation Act. 1970:Clean Air Act is passed.

  • The 80's

    1980- National Security Act mandates all gasoline be blinded with a minimum 10 percent grain alcohol. 1982- World charter for Nature passed by vote

  • The 90's

    1991:Nov 27:Japan vows to shut down drift net fishing, a decision seen as a major victory by marine conservation groups. 1993:President Clinton signs order restricting logging in old growth forests

  • the future

    1)If we was to kill off all insects then the rest of the population would soon disappear
    2)new species of animals such as elephant and gorilla etc. that have been developed
    3) the ingredients to a rotten mushroom is essential for the environment
    4)fungi was the first organism to come to land 1.3 billion years ago
    5)protojetiece is basically a big rotten plant