History Flashcards

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industrial rev

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mjr relocation o pops fr/ country agri­‐based to industrial town/city based

  • open sewer» rivers= main drinking source
  • rapid pop^ w/ no means (concept?) of sanitation
  • Joseph Bazalgette= designer of undrgrd sewers
  • Romans also had sewers
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1960s+ 80s

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pollution from insecti/ herbi- sides

-many toxic chems banned/ controlled

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21st c

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-pollution of waterways still ^» antibiotics+ chems contly found (hu. hormones)=> fish sex changes

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Public Hlth +water quality

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can look clean while still contaminated

-can screen for indicator strains (e.g. Coliforms)

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