The chlorine revolution [electronic resource] : water disinfection and the fight to save lives / Michael J. McGuire.
Publication details: Denver, Co. : American Water Works Association, 2013.Description: xx, 359 p. : ill., mapISBN:- 9781583219201 (hbk.)
- 158321920X (hbk.)
- 9781583219133 (pbk.)
- 1583219137 (pbk.)
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- TD462 .M35 2013eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.