History Flashcards
1
Q
industrial rev
A
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
2
Q
1960s+ 80s
A
pollution from insecti/ herbi- sides
-many toxic chems banned/ controlled
3
Q
21st c
A
-pollution of waterways still ^» antibiotics+ chems contly found (hu. hormones)=> fish sex changes
4
Q
Public Hlth +water quality
A
can look clean while still contaminated
-can screen for indicator strains (e.g. Coliforms)