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Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution made an enormous contribution to water contamination. Pollution intensified “when factories began releasing pollutants directly into rivers and streams.” This dumping of pollutants into the rivers and streams had harmful impacts on the environment. In addition, due to the continuation of contamination for centuries “in 1969, chemical waste released into Ohio’s Cuyahoga River caused it to burst into flames. The waterway became a symbol of how industrial pollution was destroying America’s natural resources.” This demonstrates how the pollution of water has a detrimental outcome on ecosystems and the environment due to the release of pollutants to the streams and rivers.
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