The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781583219133)

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. 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. John L. Leal. 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. John L. Leal, working with George W. Fuller, the era's greatest sanitary engineer, proved it could be done safely and effectively on a large scale.

Author: Michael J. McGuire
ISBN-10: 1583219137
ISBN-13: 9781583219133
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 350
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d