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MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES: PART I
Author(s) -
Purcell P.J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01591.x
Subject(s) - late 19th century , life expectancy , unit (ring theory) , potable water , water treatment , environmental planning , political science , engineering , environmental science , environmental engineering , environmental health , psychology , medicine , period (music) , population , physics , mathematics education , acoustics
The remarkable progress made in the 19th and early 20th centuries in improving the qualify of municipal drinking water supplies is undoubtedly one of the most important factors contributing to the improved health and life expectancy of the developed world. Most of the conventional unit treatment processes currently used for mass‐producing potable water had their origin during these years. This paper identifies key milestones in the understanding and development of water treatment technology during the 19th and early 20th centuries and considers their lasting importance.