St Rollox Chemical
Title
St Rollox Chemical
Description
The origins of the environmental movement lay in the response to increasing levels of smoke pollution in the atmosphere during the Industrial Revolution. The emergence of great factories and the concomitant immense growth in coal consumption gave rise to an unprecedented level of air pollution in industrial centers.
The first large-scale, modern environmental laws came in the form of Britain's Alkali Acts, passed in 1863, to regulate the deleterious air pollution (gaseous hydrochloric acid) given off by the Leblanc process, used to produce soda ash. An Alkali inspector and four sub-inspectors were appointed to curb this pollution.
The first large-scale, modern environmental laws came in the form of Britain's Alkali Acts, passed in 1863, to regulate the deleterious air pollution (gaseous hydrochloric acid) given off by the Leblanc process, used to produce soda ash. An Alkali inspector and four sub-inspectors were appointed to curb this pollution.
Creator
D.O. Hill
Date
30 September, 2006
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/StRolloxChemical_1831.jpg
Relation
Rights
Public Domain under copyright law of the United States
Publisher
Published before Jan 1, 1925. Public domain in the United States
Contributor
D.O. Hill
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
Legislation
Identifier
Environment, Health, Legislation, Pollution, Alkali, UK
Coverage
United Kingdom
Files
Collection
Reference
D.O. Hill, St Rollox Chemical, Published before Jan 1, 1925. Public domain in the United States, 30 September, 2006
Cite As
D.O. Hill, “St Rollox Chemical,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 18, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/639.