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Clear, practical guide to drinking water you can trust .
Learn what makes water potable, how it’s obtained, and how scientists test its quality.
In accessible language, this book explains the essential qualities of potable water, the role of chemistry, bacteria, and microscopic tests, and how these tests relate to public health. It discusses why pure water matters, how pollution affects supplies, and what can be done to improve and protect water for communities.- What "potable" means and why a city’s total water supply should be safe for drinking
- Practical explanations of chemical and microscopic tests used to judge water quality
- How water quality links to disease and public health data such as typhoid records
- Guidance for people across professions, from engineers to health officials, seeking straightforward, non-technical insights
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