Ecology time line

  • The Boone and Crockett club

    is set up to preserve “manly sport with rifles
    Summary description: is a commitment to value all wild life that has been measured for about 130 years History of the Boone and Crockett Club | Boone and Crockett Club
  • love canal

    it was supposed to be canal along the eastern edge of Nigeria. In the 1920s it was turned into a dumpsite and was later sold for one dollar https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/love-canal-tragedy.html
  • it was a major drought that killed thousands of people. And it led to alot of dust storms

    it was a major drought that killed thousands of people. And it led to alot of dust storms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl
  • The Cuyahoga river fires

    this fire was on a heavenly polluted Cuyahoga river. It was one of many fires on the river https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_River
  • Minamata disaster

    Is a disease caused by severe mercury poisoning
    Minamata disease - Wikipedia
  • rachel carsons silent spring

    The book documented the environmental harm caused by indiscrimate use of DDT a pesticide to kill soldiers Silent Spring - Wikipedia
  • Santa Barbara oil spill

    it was a massive oil spill that killed a lot of wildlife. And people were scared of the amount of oil in the ocean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Santa_Barbara_oil_spill
  • Summary of the clean air act

    the comprehensive federal law and protects the health of people ):https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-air-act
  • earth day

    is an annual event on April 22 with 193 countries. Celebrates cleaning up the world and make the world a better (web address)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
  • Stockholm conference

    Was the first world conference to make the environment one and the first major problem in the environment https://www.un.org/en/conferences/environment/stockholm1972
  • endangered species act

    The wildlife was becoming extinct because of the economic growth. The united states made themselves and international sovereign state to preserve the wildlife

    https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/endangered-species-act
  • Seveso dioxin cloud 1976

    a chemical factory near Seveso Italy exploded releasing extremely high levels of tetracholorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Dioxin, a human carcinogen and endocrine disruptor https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6221983/
  • Three mile island

    : a nuclear powerplant in the U.S.A. (three mile island) malfunctioned causing reactor #2 to have a core meltdown. The event released radioactive gas, it caused no casualties but effected the environment https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6221983/
  • Bhopal diaster

    40+ tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked into a pesticide plant in Bhopal India. It instantly killed 3800+ people and caused major health concerns like premature deaths and it killed thousands more
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1142333/
  • Chernobyl meltdown

    It exploded and released radiations reactor. Caught fire at high temperature and killed 46,000.
  • Montreal Protocol

    is a global agreement to protect the ozone layer to make sure that it doesn’t tear anymore and let more sunlight into earths atmosphere Article 10: Financial mechanism | Ozone Secretariat
  • exxon valdez oil spill

    an oil tanker (Exxon Valdez) beached in the Prince Williams sound in Alaska, spilling over 11 million gallons of crude oil. This event caused over 1300 miles of damage to shorelines. https://darrp.noaa.gov/oil-spills/exxon-valdez
  • An inconvenient truth released

    Its a film about the effects of climate and global warming