The Story of Man's Quest for WaterGarrard Press, 1939 - 232 páginas |
Contenido
ANCIENT AND MODERN WATER NEEDS AND THEIR SUPPLY | 1 |
PEOPLE PUMPS AND POWER | 15 |
THE SPECTER OF CHOLERA AND TYPHOID FEVER | 31 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 11 secciones no mostradas
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
amount of water Angeles Anio Novus arches Ashokan reservoir bacteria basin baths Board of Health Boulder Dam bridge brought building built California capacity capita carried cast-iron pipe Catskill Catskill aqueduct cent chapter Chicago Chicago River chief engineer chlorine cholera cisterns Colorado River construction cost cribs Croton aqueduct Croton River deaths disease distribution drainage epidemic estimated feet Figure filtration fountains gallons per day germs hard water Harlem River inches in diameter increased iron pipes Kensico reservoir lake Legislature located London mains ment meter methods miles million gallons municipal needed obtained odor operation Owens Valley passed pipe line plans pollution pool population pressure pumped water region Roman sanitary Schoharie reservoir sediment sewage soften sources springs sterilization storage story stream supply of water tain tank taste tion tunnel turbid typhoid fever United waste Water Company water flowed water supply water system water wheels watershed