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050 4 _aTD
100 1 _aHazen, Allen,
_d1869-1930
245 1 4 _aThe filtration of public water-supplies :
_bThird edition, revised and enlarged.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-09-21
508 _aCharlene Taylor, Brian G. Wilcox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Filtration of Public Water-Supplies" by Allen Hazen is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the critical importance of filtration systems used to purify water supplies, specifically focusing on practices in the United States compared to those in densely populated European countries. It aims to stimulate interest in improving water quality and outlines established methods and necessary conditions for effective water filtration. At the start of the book, Hazen highlights the historical development of water filtration, acknowledging earlier efforts in the United States and contrasting them with successful European practices. He underscores the detrimental effects of using unfiltered water, referencing grave public health issues like cholera outbreaks. The introduction sets the stage for discussing the fundamental principles of filtration, the evolution of methods, and emphasizes the role of proper filtration systems in ensuring the health of urban populations. This opening portion establishes a foundation for a detailed examination of filtration technologies and their significance in public health and engineering, promising a comprehensive resource for those interested in environmental science and engineering practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: John Wiley & Sons, 1900
653 _aWater-supply
653 _aFilters and filtration
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/filtrationofpubl00haze/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69025
999 _c109824
_d109824