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THIS work deals with the chemical composition and physical characters of water; the various sources from which it may be collected; the different ways in which it may be polluted and the effect on health of such pollution; the interpretation of the results of chemical analyses of water; the methods of purification and softening of water; the quantity required for domestic and other purposes; the protection of water supplies; the means of storage and distribution; and the law on water supplies.
Water and Water Supplies.
By J. C. Thresh Medical Officer of Health to the Essex County Council. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. xv + 527. (London: Redman, Limited, 1901.) Price 7s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 65, 101 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/065101c0
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