What has happened after the Industrial Revolution

• Air Pollution


  Caused by smoke and emissions generated by burning fossil fuels
• Water Pollution


  Caused by toxins contaminating local water supply
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)


  Burning Coal, oil, and natural increase in ________
• Industrial Revolution


  Period of significant economic development marked by the introduction of power-driven machinery in the late 18th and 19th centuries
• Industrial Revolution


  • Many power-driven machines were invented, which replaced hand tools
• Coal


  Replaced wood and other fuel sources because it was abundant, efficient, and required less work to mine than cutting wood
• Coal was used to make iron, which was used in the manufacturing of machines and tools, as well as the construction of ships and bridges
• No one was thinking of the potential impact of burning coal and other fossil fuels to power new equipment and machinery - the focus was on growing as much, as fast, and as far as possible
• Primary impact points of industrialization and burning of fossil fuels


  • Air
  • Water
  • Soil
  • Habitat
• Air pollution


  Caused by the smoke and emissions generated by burning fossil fuels
• Water pollution


  Caused by toxins contaminating the local water supply
• Soil pollution


  Lead is the most common form, but other heavy metals and toxic chemicals can also leach into the soil
• Habitat destruction


  Forests are cut down for their lumber, and ecosystems are destroyed to create roads, strip mines, and gravel pits
• Carbon cycle


  Describes how carbon atoms continually travel from the atmosphere to the Earth and then back into the atmosphere
• Burning coal, oil, and natural gas


  Has led to an increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere
• The United State’s EPA regulates more than 80 different toxins that can be found in industrial pollution.
• What is the most common form of soil contamination?


  lead