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Environmental Effects of the Industrial Revolution

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This video of 6 minutes clarifies about the Environmental Effects of the Industrial Revolution

- Roads during the Industrial Revolution affected the environment due to the extensive work needed to create them. The land needed to be cleared of bushes etc that may be in the workers' way, this impacted the environment that, while naturally occurring resources were being done to replace them this eventually led to the U.S lacking naturally occurring resources.

- During the industrial revolution in the United States Stream boats were considered most convenient and popular ways not only to travel but also to transport goods

- There were two main ways which negatively affected the environment :
1. Air pollution.
2. Destroying the ecosystem of rivers.

- A generic steam one engine is powered using steam. The steam that is produced by heating water in a coal-burning boiler thus creating vapor which is then pressurized and used the power.

- Another prominent invention during the Industrial Revolution that harmed the environment was the Internal Combustion Engine was developed over a long time period by many different scientists. Internal Combustions Engine is a heat engine which operates by the means of using fossil fuels

- Therefore moving them and thus powering the engine as a result of burning and oxidizing fuel and harmful gases such as Nitric Oxide or Carbon Dioxide are released into the environment these particular gases known as Greenhouse gases known for causing pollution as well as destroying the Earth's atmosphere.

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