Everything we do, the food we eat, the electricity we use affects the world around us – but it wasn't always like this. The Industrial Revolution changed the way we made everything from food and energy to sanitation and manufacturing technologies.

When it comes to industrialization there are four primary impact points - air, water, soil and habitat.

The biggest problem is air pollution, which is caused by smoke and emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. The United States EPA regulates more than 80 different toxins that can be found in industrial pollution, from asbestos and dioxins to lead and chromium. Despite these regulations, industries are among the worst generators of air pollution in the world.

Water pollution is also a problem in these areas, especially in areas where factories are built next to natural water sources. These toxins can come in a variety of forms – solid, liquid or gaseous – and they can all contaminate local water supplies. Even landfills and other waste disposal areas can leak toxins into the local water supply,

Soil pollution is another problem that goes along with industrialization. Lead is the most common form of soil contamination, but other heavy metals and toxic chemicals can also leach into the soil and, in turn, contaminate any crops that grow there.

Finally, industrialization has led to dramatic habitat destruction. Forests are cut down for their wood, and ecosystems are destroyed to build roads, strip mines and gravel pits. Destroying these habitats degrades the local ecosystem and leads to the extinction of plants and animals if species are unable to move or adapt to their new surroundings.
Thus , Conservation and Industrialization cannot go hand in hand.