The chlorine revolution water disinfection and the fight to save lives /

Main Author: McGuire, Michael J., 1947-
Corporate Author: American Water Works Association.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denver, Co. : American Water Works Association, 2013.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10696994
Table of Contents:
  • Journey to launch a revolution
  • Demons, miasma, and the death spiral
  • Germs, disease, and bacteriology
  • Progress in disinfection and filtration
  • Paterson and the Passaic River
  • Leal, hero of public health
  • Fuller, the greatest sanitary engineer
  • Jersey water wars
  • Bacteria on trial, 1906 to 1908
  • Chlorination plant at Boonton
  • Chlorine on trial, 1908 to 1910
  • Revolution and conquest
  • Epilogue.