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At this time the most important civilizations gave rise to the first engineers -
Construction of houses oriented towards the sun to make use of its energy -
Minoan engineers mastered hydraulic techniques and the exploitation of water resources -
Water use in agriculture -
Creation of anti-pollution laws for the care of water resources -
Mediterranean cultures began to analyze soil erosion and tried to prevent it. -
Study of different diseases due to the appearance of pests and the growth of the population -
The word engineer is used for the first time -
Using charcoal as a replacement for wood -
Benjamin Franklin first American environmentalist -
Benjamin Franklin created a commission in Philadelphia to control water pollution -
The Legislative Commission in Great Britain promotes the improvement of sanitary conditions. The branch of civil engineering called Sanitary Engineering is born -
The world knows new pollutants and environmental problems due to the Industrial Revolution
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Creation of a law for the management of wastewater discharge into rivers -
Drinking-Water Treatment with biological purification -
Pollution from the consumption of bituminous coal -
Industrial waters began to be treated separately from urban water -
The English Royal Commission allowed the discharge of wastewater into rivers as long as they would comply with the BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand) -
Technological advance in the management of BOD. -
Creation of groups seeking health reforms in Europe. -
Chadwick and his contributions to sanitary engineering -
The presence of chemical and pharmaceutical industries -
Drinking Water Treatment -
There is great concern about the effects of industries on the environment. -
Deadly Effects of Bituminous Coal -
Creation of the Atmospheric Contamination Control Act in the United States -
Creation of the Clean Air Act in the UK -
Beginnings of Environmental Engineering -
Environmental Engineering in Colombia Introduction of Environmental Engineering to the Universidad de los Andes and Colombia -
The first course of sanitary works in the undergraduate curriculum. The first national forum on the environment is also held. -
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, guaranteeing the preservation of natural resources -
Creation of the National Code of Renewable Natural Resources -
Environmental accident in Italy, leak of pollutant with dioxins -
First International Agreement, liability for damages caused by the pollution of sea waters with hydrocarbons -
World Charter for Nature, the protection of ecosystems and natural habitats -
Perhaps one of the biggest accidents of the Chernobyl history -
The University of Boyacá started programs in ENVIRONMENTAL Engineering -
Law 30 1990 The Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer was approved -
Salle University implements Environmental Engineering -
El fenomeno del niño, se implementa en Colombia el protocolo internacional sobre el fenomeno del "niño" -
Important leap towards sustainable development that protects the environment. -
Mechanisms are established to encourage member countries to mitigate the greenhouse gas effect -
The Ministry of the Environment is created, in charge of the management and conservation of the Environment and its renewable resources, the SINA is organized -
Ibero-American Congress of Environmental Education -
The University of Antioquia implements the undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering -
El Salvador ratifies the UNFCCC -
The emergence of laws, London the city of origin Environmental Engineering -
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Society in action, society has begun to raise awareness and promote laws that help improve the environment -
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Global warming, you see a big increase in global warming -
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In this forum, environmental solutions are offered for the industry and the quality of life of the population. -
Conference of Copenhagen and Cancun, reflection on future scenarios of responsibilities for climate change -
In 2010 the Relaunch of the Central American Integration process took place when the Heads of State and Government of the SICA member countries identified the priority pillars of the region -
The exploitation of natural resources, The exploitation of environmental resources, and the effect of industries, agricultural and domestic. Environmental engineering plays a very important role in mitigating these impacts generated by the development and human activities. -
The founding process at Santo Tomas University -
Approval of the implementation of the undergraduate degree in environmental engineering at the Santo Tomas Tunja University