-
200
Galen
200 B.C- Greek physician Galen observes copper mines and notes the danger of acid mist. -
201
Renewable Energy
2011- Renewable energy could power 80% of the world. -
460
Hippocrats
460-377 B.C- Greek physicians Hippocrats notes the effect of food occupations and climax in causing diseases. -
May 2, 1000
Middle Ages
Bubonic Plague hit's hard. -
May 2, 1257
Queen Eleanor
1257- Queen Eleanor of Provence is forced to leave Nottingham Castle due to heavy coal smoke fouls the air. -
May 2, 1347
Bubonic Plague
1347-1350- Bubonic plague kills on third of 75% of Europe and Asia’s population. -
May 2, 1366
Animal Waste
1366- City of Paris forces butchers to dispose animal waste outside city limits. -
May 2, 1388
Parilament passes act
1388- Parliament passes an act forbidding throwing of filth and garbage into ditches, rivers, and any other body of water. -
May 2, 1560
John Evelyn
1560-1600- John Evelyn writes “Fumifugiun, Or The Inconvenience Of The Era And Smoke Of London Dissipated” to propose remedies for air pollution problem. -
Warning Shot
1666- Japan’s shot gun warns damage of erosion, flooding due to deforestation. -
Enlightment Era
Sea Coal is being loaded on ships. -
"Sea Coal"
1700- 600m ships are engaged to haul “sea coal” from new castles to London. -
England
1709- England uses coal instead of wood for manufacturing iron. -
Rabies
1721-1728- Rabies epidemic sweeps across eastern Europe. -
Alcohol
1723- Lead in alcohol causes serious stomach pains. -
Hospital
1741- Founding hospital of London established. -
Thypus Epidemic
1750- Thypus epidimic sweeps through London killing thousands including Lord Mayor. -
Experiments on coal
1760-First experiments on use of coal-gas for lighting by coal mine owner. -
Ben Franklin
1762-1769- Philadelphia committee led by Ben Franklin attemps to regurlate waste disposal and water pollution. -
Percival Pott
1775- English scientist Percival Pott finds that coal is an unusually high incidence for chimney sweeps to get cancer. -
Ben Franklin's Will
1789- Ben Franklin leaves money in his will to build fresh water pipelines. -
Industrial Revolution
First gas light invented in this era -
First Gas Light
1812- First gas lights introduced in London. -
Child Labor
1816- First Parliamentary commissions to investigate child labor. -
Swear System
1842- English engineers lay out swear system. -
Griscom's
1845- Griscom’s Ney York City sanitary report re-issued. -
Chlora Epidemic
1848- Chlora epidemic kills 62,000 Britons. -
Dr.Elizabeth Blackwell
1853- Dr.Elizabeth Blackwell, first US woman to be allowed to earn medical degree. -
Tretrathyl Lead
1854- Tetrathyl lead is first added to gas as an octan booster. -
New York Council
1854- New York council rules all homes have to hook up to the sewer system. -
Solar Energy
1860- Promoting solar energy. -
Civil War
1861- Civil War in US creates enormous environmental problems. -
Progressive Era
The first solar water heater -
Forest Reserve Act
1891- forest reserve act passes congress over 17.5 million acre’s set aside by 1893. -
Clarence Kemp
1891- Baltimore inventor Clarence Kemp patients first commercial climax solar water heater. -
Last Chlorea breakout
1892- Europe’s last great cholera breakout. -
Smog Accident
1892- 1,000 Londoners die in smog incident. -
Womens Workday Hours
1893- Illinois is first to pass a law limiting workday to 8 hours for a woman. -
Strikes down woman law
1895- Illinois State Supreme Court strikes down law about women only working 8 hours a day. -
Sweage Cleanup
1895- Sewage cleanup in London means the return of some fish species to Thames River. -
Coal Smoke
1898- Coal Smoke Abatement society formed to pressure government agencies to enforce pollution laws to England. -
Water Buffalo Population
1900- Water buffalo population drops to fewer then 40 animals from an estimated 30 million a century beforehand. -
Period: to
Timeline
-
Lead Poisning
1904- Child lead poisoning first linked to lead-based paints. -
Smallpox
1905- Massachusetts requires all adults be vaccinated against smallpox. -
Coal Land
1906- 100,000 Acers of Alaskan coal land withdrawn from public use. -
Roaring 20's
The dust bowl -
New Jersey Jumps Sewage
1921- US Supreme Court allows New Jersey to dump sewage into New York harbor. -
Thomas Midgley
1921- Thomas Midgley of General Mothers demonstrate car powered by 30% alcohol-gasoline blend at Indianapolis SAE meeting. -
Leaded Gas
1923- Leaded gasoline goes on sale. -
Oil Pollution Act
1924- Oil pollution Act finally passed. -
Killer Smog
1930- Meuse River Valley killer smog kills 63, leaving 6,00 ill. -
Dust Bowl Storm
1993- Dust Bowl storm begins in the Midwest. -
Natural Gas Kills Students And Teachers
1937- Leaking natural gas from nearby oilfield kills 295 student and teachers. -
WWII And The Fifties
"Killer Fog" -
Rooftop Solar Water Heater
1941- Between 25,000 and 60,000 rooftop solar water heaters are being used. -
War Production Board
1944 War Production Board reports industrial accidents killed 37,600 workers and injured 210,000 permanently and 4.5 million temporary. -
Atomic Bomb
1945- US drops atomic numbs on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Killer Fog
1948- 600 deaths in London In a “killer fog”. -
Smog Accident
1948- Smog accident kills 20 people, and 600 hospitalized. -
Londons Killer Fog
1952- 4,000 people died in the worst of London’s “killer fogs”. -
Chalf River
1952- Chalk River nuclear test reactor explodes none killed but thousands are exposed to radioactive waste. -
Shut Down Schools And Industry
1954- Heavy smog conditions shut down industry and schools in Los Angeles. -
The Seventies
You had to have leaded gas at a gastation -
First Regional Treaty
1972- First regional treaty to regulate dumping of radioactive wastes. -
EPA
1972- EPA announces all gasoline stations required it carry “non-Leaded” gasoline. -
Gas Prices Quadrupled
1972- Arab oil embargo panic US and European consumers- Prices quadrupled. -
National Academy Of Science Reports
1976- National Academy of Science report on CFS gases warn of damage to ozone layer. -
The Eighties
Bhopal Explosion took many lives. Young and old. -
Bhopal Disaster
1985- Bhopal disaster killed 2,000 and another 8,000 died from chronic effects. -
Methyl Icocyantes
1985- Methyl icocyanate leaks from union carbide plant hospitalizing 134 people. -
Carbon Dioxide
1986- a cloud of carbon dioxide gas boils out of Lake Nyos, killing 1,700 people. -
NASA
1988- NASA reports ozone layer eroding much faster then predicted. -
Beaches Close
1988- Beaches close along the US East Coast due to contaminated medical waste. -
1990-2000
Sodium leaks into a body of water from a cooling system for a factory. -
Climax Change
1990- United Nations report on climax change. -
Breast Cancer
1994- Women who lived near large chemical plants on Long Island run greater risk of having/getting breast cancer. -
Anti-Social Behavior
1996- Lead poisoning is linked to anti-social behavior. -
EPA Air Pollution Report
1996- EPA air pollution report that sulfur dioxide emissions declined by 40% between 1970-1990. -
Toxic Waste
1998- Nearly 3,000 tons of Taiwanese toxic waste were dumped in a field in southern Cambodia. -
Earths Population
1999- Earths population exceeds six billion. -
Ancient Civilization
Lead and murcury miners have a very dangerous work place. They can die easly by diseases or disaster's at the work site. -
Lead and Mercury Minors
100 A.D- Workers in lead and mercury mines and smelters are known to suffer diseases from the metals. -
Bans Leaded Gas
2000- European Union bans leaded gasoline as public health hazard. -
Dam Collapsed
2000- Over 300 bullion gallons of thick black coal slurry sludge is released when a dam collapsed. This was one of the most serious US environmental disasters east of the Mississippi River. -
Period: to
Timeline
-
World Trade Center
2001- World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Flight 93. -
Climate Change
2001- National Research Council suggests that climate change may arrive very quickly. -
Oilfield Burning
2001- Invasion of Iraq by US and British forces leads to oilfield burning and other war-related environmental problems. -
Electric Power Failure
2003- Electric power failure affects 50 million people from New York to Ontario. -
Nuclear Reactor Meltdown
2010- Nuclear reactor meltdown explosion and spent full fires at the Fukushima power complex. -
The 21st Century
Black October Massacar -
Roman Senate
80 A.D- Roman senate passes law to protect water stored for the dry periods.
