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Traducir: Por: Hirpanoca Cabrera H. Henry
Traducir: Por: Hirpanoca Cabrera H. Henry
The practice of environmental engineering dates back to the dawn of civilization. Ever
since groups of people began living in semi-permanent settlements, they have had to
deal with the challenges of providing clean water and disposing of solid waste and
sewage. With the growth of cities and the advent of large-scale farming and
manufacturing, people have also had to worry about air quality and soil contamination.
The first environmental engineer is said to have been Joseph Bazalgette. According to
an article in the Postgraduate Medical Journal, Bazalgette oversaw the construction of
the first large-scale municipal sanitary sewer system in London in the mid-19th century.
This was prompted by a series of cholera epidemics, as well as a persistent
unbearable stench, that were attributed to the discharge of raw sewage into the
Thames River, which was also the main source of drinking water for the city. This
"great stink," which was so noxious that it caused Parliament to evacuate Westminster,
gave then-Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli grounds to ask for 3.5 million pounds to
improve the city's sewage disposal system.
¿Qué es la ingeniería ambiental?