Chlorine Revolution, The: The History of Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (888 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583219137 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 350 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Penelope Grenoble, Editor, Source magazineThe Chlorine Revolution…is an extraordinary book telling a remarkable story. McGuire takes us down the long road to safeguard our water supply at the beginning of the twentieth century and does it with clear and engaging prose that lay readers can understand. Campana, Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management, Oregon State University . --Michael E
My Ten Cents: Excellent Book! Aquadoc I wrote the Foreword and am posting it as my review. Can't beat that! Here goes:Many years ago, an engineer colleague told me that if I ever wanted to thank one person for the excellent state of public health in the USA, make sure I thanked an engineer. When I presented a puzzled mien, he proceeded to explain the role of the e. California Prof said A history both deep and broad -- and not at all dry. You might expect the story of how chlorine was adopted as the standard disinfecting treatment for our drinking water to be told by a journalist or an historian. But in *The Chlorine Revolution* it is told (for the first time in a book) by a leading expert on water quality, a member of the American Academy of Environmental Engi. "Chlorine Revolution" according to James K. Edzwald. It is a fascinating history of the introduction of chlorine as a disinfectant and focuses on the Jersey City Trial. Jersey City is the first to have continuous chlorine application. The story is intriguing and you discover the importance of Dr. John Leal to the water field. I highly recommend.James K. EdzwaldProfessor Emeritus
Perhaps no other advancement of public health has been as significant. Fuller, the era's greatest sanitary engineer, proved it could be done safely and effectively on a large scale. 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. John L. This is the first 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. 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. Leal, working with George W. John L. 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. Leal.