Cayohoga river
What was the Cuyahoga rived proved the perfect place for?
Factories
Cleveland elected _____ as mayor. He worked with his brother, Louis, in Congress to push for environmental regulation.
Carl Stokes
Particle pollution comes from a complex mix that can include ___, ___, ___,
Ash, Soot, Diesel exhaust,
In China, around ___ percent of lakes and rivers are now polluted from industrial waste.
70
Cleveland lost about ______ manufacturing jobs. Attitudes about the river and its pollution changed.
60,000
Was the 1969 fire of the Cuyahoga river large?
The fire was small and short lived
What did the U.S.Congress pass in 1963 to help reduce air pollution
The Clean Air Act
Greenhouse gases trap ____ in the atmosphere and contribute to _____
Heat, Global warming
Over ____ the American population relies on _______ for drinking water, according to The Groundwater Foundation.
Half, Groundwater
the river had served as an _______ and ______ for long enough that it was threatening the city’s water supply.
Open Sewer, Dump Site
On the morning of June 22, 1969, _____ on the river caught fire. It caused about $_____in damage to railroad bridges spanning the river and earned some attention in the local press.
Oil slick, 50,000
The American Lung Association (ALA) describes ____ or ____ as an irritating, invisible gas.
Ozone, Smog
When chemicals ____and____ are released into the air _______ falls hurting plants, fish, soil, forests and building materials.
Sulfur and Nitrogen, Acid rain
Every __ seconds somewhere on the planet, a child dies from a water-related disease, according to WaterPartners International.
15 seconds
What did pollution from factories and fireplaces cause in London, 1952
The deaths of 4,000 people
What did Tim Donovan see at the Cuyahoga river?
Oil slick covered water that bubbled like stew and dead rats
In ____, Congress passed the ______ to reduce water pollution. Today the U.S. has relatively clean, safe drinking water.
1972, Clean Water Act
Ozone irritates the respiratory tract and can lead to a number of health problems, including ___, ___, and even ___.
Asthma, Chest pain, Death
In 2007, CNN reported that up to _____ tons of pollutants slip into the global water supply every year.
500 million tons
Why didn't anyone really care much about the Cuyahoga river being polluted
it was seen as a necessary effect of industrial growth
What happened to the Cuyahoga river in Ohio, 1969
Chemical waste was released causing the river to burst into flames
Congress established the________________, the first federal bureau to oversee pollution regulations.
Environmental Protection Agency
The ALA defines particle pollution as_________
the most dangerous and deadly widespread outdoor air pollutant.
humans contaminated sources of drinking water with raw sewage, which led to diseases such as ___ and ___.
Cholera, Typhoid
the Environmental News Service (ENS) reported that more than ___ percent of ______ across the country dumped too much pollution into U.S. waterways.
62, Industrial and municipal