ENSC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Air Pollution Control Act, World Wide Fund For Nature, Radium Girls
23 Jan 2019
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Historical roots: concerns about the environment date back to roman times, air and water in england were a concern in the 1600s, arsenic use as a crop pesticide was linked to wildlife deaths in 1870s. In 1924 carpenter published on the effects of trace metals from acid mine drainage on fish. In general, industrial activity was considered integral to prosperity and pollution was tolerated. It was thought that industry and pollution was viewed as a sign of prosperity. Coal tar, chemical factories (start of industrial revolution) Industrial revolution, smog episodes, conservation getting more attention" what are the potential adverse effects of pollution?" Leaded gasoline, "radium girls lawsuit", 1st large scale survey of air pollution in the. 1940-1960 wwii atomic bombs, global warming, air pollution control act, deadly smog episodes. 1960-1970 world wildlife fund, more smog, silent spring, environmental movement. "realization of errors", epa formed, toxic chemicals more problematic. Several disasters, ozone depletion, global climate change, green revolution, 1984.
