| Description |
xx, 359 p. : ill., map. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Water -- Purification -- Chlorination -- United States -- History.
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Water -- Purification -- Chlorination -- Health aspects -- United States -- History.
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Water quality -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
American Water Works Association.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781583219201 (hbk.) |
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158321920X (hbk.) |
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9781583219133 (pbk.) |
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1583219137 (pbk.) |
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