Sanitary sewer

Throughout history one of the main environmental health problems is that the world is still unsafe. The overpopulation of people in cities made sanitary problems acute. The greatest cities of Europe were filled with huge piles of waste, and contaminated sources of water. The spread of diseases would get even worse when the rain would wash into the local the watershed, the waste dumped onto the streets…

Everybody loves the big city of Chicago, and knows that our drinking water comes from Lake Michigan. Well, imagine that water being filled with sewage and chemicals. That's the way that Lake Michigan used to be, and thanks to reversing the river, we will never have that problem again. A closer study of this historical event will illustrate how the workers completed this impossible sounding task, what impact this had on the Chicago people, and how reversing the river may have created more…

limit of workers, and workers were treated like slaves because unemployment meant disaster. Living was terrible for the working class. City authorities did little to change the conditions. Row houses are where the poor workers lived. Sanitary conditions are appalling. Sewers flowed into the streets. Open drains ran into the streets. Animal and human excrements were in the streets causing foul odors. Eventually, the cramped situations caused death to outnumber births. Due to government…

Housing Supply/Demand The City of St. Johns housing market is presently experiencing limited supply while demand has remained steady. The limited supply is caused by the lack of new housing development within the previous decade. The steady demand is due to the City of St. Johns housing affordability and stable regional employment opportunities created by the city’s close proximity to Lansing, the state capitol of Michigan. This limited supply and steady demand has resulted in the City of St…

The Ganges river is one of the largest and most sacred rivers in the Hindu faith. Located amongst the southern Great Himalayas on the Indian side of the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, the Ganges river is approximately 2,525 km in length, expanding from Northern India all the way to Bangladesh. There are various aspects to the Ganges river that are discussed amongst individuals, such as economical, environmental, spiritual, and physiological aspects. The Ganges, economically,…

We Shouldn’t Worry About Global Warming Global warming, undeniably, is happening, and it is a problem for multiple different reasons. Maybe this reason is rising water levels due to the melting of the ice caps; maybe it is the possible extinction of a species, or many species due to climate change. The reason it is a problem may vary from person to person, but science has proven that it is happening, and that it is not a good thing. The real question that is to be debated about global warming is…

The flooding of the Caney River has a huge impact on the residents of Bartlesville, including the people who live in CT 5. Transportation routes become inaccessible, which create barriers within neighborhoods, decrease social interactions, and limits availability to jobs, food, and medical and social service agencies. The flood level in Bartlesville is 13 feet, and in1986, there was a historic crest of 27 feet that resulted in a devastating flood that affected the community in various ways.…

The Ancient Greco-Roman legacy has impacted my life in many different ways. From religion and laws to language and more, the Romans have had a larger impact on the ways we do things today. They contemplated democracy, language, religion, entertainment, plumbing, and road systems. Which later transitioned into our daily lives. When the United States was creating a government they looked back on Romans and Greeks ideas to create the government we have today. Which was a Democracy that is for…

The birth of the Industrial Revolution began in England, 1750. Many citizens were still living on small farms in the rural area, but the Industrial Revolution was going to change the way English citizens lived. The way goods were produced would no longer be handmade, it would be made from machinery, thus allowing mass production. Steam power would be the main energy source leading to cheap goods and more job opportunity. When there is good there is also bad, due to urbanization there would be…

their road-building programs. It instigated the building of new rural roads and bridges. These roads were also used as runways for airplanes, as the aviation industry began to grow. The WPA also improved water and sewer treatment systems across the country, which improved the sanitary conditions of the water. Overall the New Deal helped improve the daily living conditions of U.S.…