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The Roman Senate passed a law on protecting the water storage during the dry periods so that it could be released for sewer/street cleaning.
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The Roman Senate passed a law on protecting the water storage during the dry periods so that it could be released for sewer/street cleaning.
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Paris forces butchers to dispose animal wastes outside of the city.
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Parliament passes the act overthrowing filth and garbage into ditches, rivers, and waters. City of Cambridge also passes the first urban sanitary laws in England.
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Benjamin Franklin was concerned about the sanitation of the drinking water during the “small matters”.
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Gas lights, the “town gas” is used in every major city in Europe. The residential coal tar would remain and environmental problem into the 21st century. It will be a problem in the future because the tar could get into the pollution and very toxic to inhale.
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The gas manufacturers are firming that the contamination released large amounts of coal tar from the planet. This would be a concern in the future because the coal would continue to increase in price and the coal tar would be everywhere.
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This may be a bad factor for the future because rain could become toxic.
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This society was formed by George Bird Grinnell, to fight the slaughter of birds for feathers. This would be a concern in the future because we could go off somewhere and actually get the feathers ourselves and not kill the birds for them.
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The Ryerss Infirmary for Dumb Animals became the first US humane societies to protect horses and other farm animals. This would be a concern in the future because we will be protecting more and more animals everyday.
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1,000 people in London died from a smog incident. This is because the incident showed an exclusive measurement of smoke, sulphur dioxide, and pollution that filled the air that’s very deadly to people.
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Smoke Prevention Association of America was founded in Chicago. This is because Chicago has produced 43%, about 12.5 % of smoke filled the city. It was so smokey in some cities that it was hard to see. It caused traffic accidents, illness, and even death.
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the National Coast Anti-Pollution League, fish were common in the Delaware River.
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Public Health Act and the Alkali Acta of 1863 and 1906 to control any chemical process considered to cause serious pollution. A public inquiry is to be held before each extension and the authority.
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PHS begins checking air pollutants in eastern US cities, reporting sunlight cut by 20 - 50 % of New York.
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The Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District formed the first air pollution control bureau in the nation.
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smog kills again in London; 1,000 people died
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the Congress passes the Water Pollution Control Act to promote the maximum use of the country’s water supplies and to safeguard water supplies from harmful pollution.
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the Clean Air Act is passed which to control air pollution in the United States; also enforces a comprehensive program for minimizing air pollution.
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the first recycling bill was passed in Oregon
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the National Academy of Sciences says leaded gasoline is the greatest source of atmospheric lead pollution.
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the United States Congress passed Coastal Barrier Resources Act to address the many problems associated with coastal barrier development.
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Clean Air Act amendments had started to progress rules on SOx and NOx emissions to electric power plants to help reduce acid rain.
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UN Antarctica treaty has prohibited limits on pollution, mining, and the protection for animal species.
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European Union bans leaded gasoline as a public health hazard.
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2006 - EPA recommends new limits the use of thousands of pesticides due to ill effects on human health and ban 230 chemicals
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mushrooms that have died helped the trees grow
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mycelium (i think that’s how you spell it) absorbs oil
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mycelium forms mushrooms that attracts bugs that lay eggs and birds to eat
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the dead ants produce small mushrooms so other bugs could eat it
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selling a small box that you can plant and grow multiple trees
