"The Filtration of Public Water-Supplies" by Allen Hazen is a book from the early 1900's that explores the importance of clean drinking water, especially for big cities, and talks about how filtering water can stop diseases like cholera. The author looks at how the United States and Europe were doing things differently with their water systems and explains the best ways to clean water using new tricks. It's a book to get people thinking about better water and how it keeps everyone healthy. The overall focus is on the important improvements possible through the use of filtration systems.

The filtration of public water-supplies Third edition, revised and enlarged.
By Allen Hazen
Explore the crucial role of filtration systems in safeguarding public health through improved water quality, comparing practices across continents and advocating for advanced environmental engineering.
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2022-09-21
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About the AuthorAllen Hazen was an American civil engineer and an expert in hydraulics, flood control, water purification and sewage treatment. His career extended from 1888 to 1930, and he is, perhaps, best known for his contributions to hydraulics with the Hazen-Williams equation. Hazen published some of the seminal works on sedimentation and filtration. He was President of the New England Water Works Association and Vice President of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Allen Hazen was an American civil engineer and an expert in hydraulics, flood control, water purification and sewage treatment. His career extended from 1888 to 1930, and he is, perhaps, best known for his contributions to hydraulics with the Hazen-Williams equation. Hazen published some of the seminal works on sedimentation and filtration. He was President of the New England Water Works Association and Vice President of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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