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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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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. A concise guide to potable water, this book reviews its vital importance to human health, the challenges of securing it, identifying impurities, the latest laboratory advancements, and details how to detect impurities. The author traces the development of the science of water sanitation from its beginnings to the present day, explaining how both natural and artificial purification methods ensure that water is safe to drink. This book is an excellent introduction to the importance of clean water to human health and well-being. It is essential reading for anyone concerned about the quality of their drinking water. 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. Seller Inventory # 9781333268268_0
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