The Industrial Revolution in England at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century brought about many changes in both economic history and the environment. Although it succeeded in boosting the economy to astronomical levels it always hurt the environment. With the course of industrialization and urbanization, both developed and developing countries have begun to exploit their natural resources, especially coal, oil and gas, as well as factories and transport systems, with little regard for the environment.
The industries established at that time used coal as the primary source of energy. The coal was fired to heat the water it wanted, the engines and the engines and the engines fired the steam. the railway system would specially transport Huge amounts of carbon particles have been released into the atmosphere. A combination of smoke and fog produced smog, which was visible as a dense blanket over cities. This caused deaths in thousands from respiratory diseases. The Great Smog of London in 1952 killed more than 4,000 people.1 The rest of the noxious smoke was released as industrial production, releasing dangerous gases that changed the chemistry of the air.
Water was the first aid to run the machines in the factories. The factories ended up dumping toxic industrial waste into the rivers thus contaminating the same water system. At that time, because of the dense population, the cities did not have an adequate sewage disposal and water supply, so that the same would not be contaminated. water was used for garbage disposal and domestic use. This caused waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid epidemics to wipe out large parts of the population, especially the working class.
In addition to the obvious air and water pollution caused by the industrial revolution, it also went on to change landscapes forever. As large numbers of people move to the cities to find work, the land is exploited to build houses and more factories are built. This meant cutting down areas of forest and the loss of natural habitat. The houses of the factory workers were built next to the factories. Growing up in this area, the communities in which they lived were completely unknown. Their living conditions were miserable. The streets were filled with dirt, people and garbage and vegetables not only contributed to a greater risk to their health but also to the contamination of the soil. In addition to this, industries also dump toxic waste on land that is otherwise usually used as farmland. This contaminated not only the soil, but dangerous elements from this garbage leaked into the underground water system polluting the water again.
The industrial-revolution certainly benefited the economy a lot, raising standards of living, producing new goods, and generating employment. meeting the large scale and the demands of the people in the developed transport network, but it had also changed the ecological system of the earth. It has disrupted our ecosystems in a very fast space, destroying places, endangering species and bringing a host of diseases from which there is no return.
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1. http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vindust.html
