…In fact, no progress was made in pollution control measures for a century, and the London Smog Incident in December 1952 resulted in about 4,000 excess deaths. This incident prompted a complete revision of air pollution laws in 1956, leading to the enactment of the Clean Air Act, which finally began to have an effect. Pollution-related epidemics also occurred repeatedly in rivers until the first half of the 20th century, but it can be said that river pollution in large cities has finally decreased and purification has progressed in recent years. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "The Clean Air Act" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…実際に1世紀にわたり公害対策は進まず,52年12月のロンドン・スモッグ事件では約4000人の過剰死亡者を出した。そしてこの事件を契機として56年,大気汚染に関する法律が全面改正されて〈大気清浄法The Clean Air Act〉が制定され,ようやく実効が見られるようになった。河川についても,20世紀前半まで繰り返し汚染による伝染病が起こっており,近年ようやく,大都市の河川汚濁が減り浄化が進んだといってよい。… ※「The Clean Air Act」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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