Excerpt from Water Filtration Works
The author is also under obligations to Mr. William Wheeler, Consulting Engineer, Boston, for the photo graphs of the Ashland, Wis., and Somersworth, N. H., covered filters; to Mr. Geo. I. Bailey, Superintendent Bureau of Water, Albany, for valuable data and for the photographs of the Albany filters; to Mr. Edward Flad, Water Commissioner, St. Louis, Mo., for the pictures of the Intake and Settling Basins of the St. Louis Water-works; to Mr. Morris Knowles, Assistant Engineer in charge of the Testing Station, Philadel phia, for the photographs reproduced in Plates XI, XVI, XVII, XVIII and XIX; and to the New York Continental Jewell Filtration Company for valuable data, and for the illustrations forming Plate XV and Figs. 37 to 45 inclusive.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book addresses the inadequacy of simple sedimentation for purifying water and describes alternative purification systems as they existed at the start of the 20th century. Focusing on slow sand and rapid sand filtration, the book provides a foundation for understanding the history and science of water filtration. The author was a renowned public health advocate who understood the growing need to address the issue of waterborne diseases, bringing to light the challenges of protecting water sources and the effectiveness of filtration for removing harmful bacteria. This book offers valuable insights into historical filtration infrastructure and engineering, which will appeal to researchers in public health and environmental engineering, as well as historians. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332072729_0
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