How Did The Industrial Revolution Affect The Environment

The Industrial Revolution took place during the late 18th and 19th century. The Industrial Revolution took place not only in Europe but in the United States as well. The Industrial Revolution not only benefited the economy but also improved the economy. This occurred by the production of factories that helped increased the amount of jobs created, the development of new technologies and machinery that helped changed the way products were being developed and also increasing the amount of products being made by using the new technology. Even though the industrial revolution benefit the economy and improved people's way of life greatly it also impacted the environment negatively. With the development of factories, machinery, and assembly of goods the industrial revolution caused some environmental hazards to develop; such as, deforestation, air and water pollution, and global warming to name just a few. With the development of factories, deforestation helped to provide the timber that are needed to help produce the products that were used back then and even today. …show more content…
With the birth of the Industrial Revolution production became less reliant on humans interactions and more on automated system that only needed monitor and adjusted by workers. With the development of power machines the growth in production and an abundant of an assortment of manufactured goods helped to provide a better and easier way of living. This can be seen with the development of the steam engine and even the creation of the automobile. However beneficial these machinery and technologies are they are also one of the biggest problems in creating pollution. Pollution can be “primarily caused by emissions produced by fossil fuel powered engines, including motor vehicle and non road engines and vehicles" (Air Pollution from Carbon Monoxide,