The struggle for a cleaner urban environment: Water pollution in Malmo 1850-1911

This article focuses on the emergence of water pollution problems in the ci ty of Malmo and on how they were discussed and solved. Various countermeasu res were proposed and considered, but finally the discharge of wastewater i nto the Sound of Oresund was regarded as the best solution. As a result, a local pollution problem was transformed into a regional issue. The solution s adopted in Malmo are briefly compared with decisions made in Gothenburg a nd Stockholm.