The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives
| AUTHOR | Michael J. McGuire; McGuire, Michael J. |
| PUBLISHER | American Water Works Association (01/01/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Perhaps no other advancement of public health has been as significant. Yet, few know the intriguing story of a simple idea--disinfecting public water systems with chlorine--that in just 100 years has saved more lives than any other single health development in human history._x000d_
At the turn of the 20th century, most scientists and doctors called the addition of chloride of lime, a poisonous chemical, to public water supplies not only a preposterous idea but also an illegal act--until a courageous physician, Dr. John L. Leal, working with George W. Fuller, the era's greatest sanitary engineer, proved it could be done safely and effectively on a large scale._x000d_
This is thefirst book to tell the incredible true story of the first use of chlorine to disinfect a city water supply, in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1908. This important book also corrects misinformation long-held in the historical record about who was responsible for this momentous event, giving overdue recognition to the true hero of the story--an unflagging champion of public health, Dr. John L. Leal._x000d_
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At the turn of the 20th century, most scientists and doctors called the addition of chloride of lime, a poisonous chemical, to public water supplies not only a preposterous idea but also an illegal act--until a courageous physician, Dr. John L. Leal, working with George W. Fuller, the era's greatest sanitary engineer, proved it could be done safely and effectively on a large scale._x000d_
This is thefirst book to tell the incredible true story of the first use of chlorine to disinfect a city water supply, in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1908. This important book also corrects misinformation long-held in the historical record about who was responsible for this momentous event, giving overdue recognition to the true hero of the story--an unflagging champion of public health, Dr. John L. Leal._x000d_
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ISBN-13:
9781583219133
ISBN-10:
1583219137
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
350
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.78 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.12 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Chemistry - Environmental (see also Environmental Science)
Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology
Science | Social History
Dewey Decimal:
628.166
Library of Congress Control Number:
2012049592
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Perhaps no other advancement of public health has been as significant. Yet, few know the intriguing story of a simple idea--disinfecting public water systems with chlorine--that in just 100 years has saved more lives than any other single health development in human history._x000d_
At the turn of the 20th century, most scientists and doctors called the addition of chloride of lime, a poisonous chemical, to public water supplies not only a preposterous idea but also an illegal act--until a courageous physician, Dr. John L. Leal, working with George W. Fuller, the era's greatest sanitary engineer, proved it could be done safely and effectively on a large scale._x000d_
This is thefirst book to tell the incredible true story of the first use of chlorine to disinfect a city water supply, in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1908. This important book also corrects misinformation long-held in the historical record about who was responsible for this momentous event, giving overdue recognition to the true hero of the story--an unflagging champion of public health, Dr. John L. Leal._x000d_
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At the turn of the 20th century, most scientists and doctors called the addition of chloride of lime, a poisonous chemical, to public water supplies not only a preposterous idea but also an illegal act--until a courageous physician, Dr. John L. Leal, working with George W. Fuller, the era's greatest sanitary engineer, proved it could be done safely and effectively on a large scale._x000d_
This is thefirst book to tell the incredible true story of the first use of chlorine to disinfect a city water supply, in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1908. This important book also corrects misinformation long-held in the historical record about who was responsible for this momentous event, giving overdue recognition to the true hero of the story--an unflagging champion of public health, Dr. John L. Leal._x000d_
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