The Purification of Sewage: Being a Brief Account of the Scientific Principles of Sewage Purification and Their Practical ApplicationC. Lockwood and son, 1904 - 220 pages |
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... supply - Composition of average sewage -Explanation of chemical terms used - Total solids , free ammonia , organic and albuminoid ammonias , chlorine , oxygen absorbed- Incubator test - Formula for calculating flow - Standards of purity ...
... supply - Composition of average sewage -Explanation of chemical terms used - Total solids , free ammonia , organic and albuminoid ammonias , chlorine , oxygen absorbed- Incubator test - Formula for calculating flow - Standards of purity ...
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... supply ; and although it is true that by the general adoption of water- closets two and a half ounces of excrement per head per day , containing 25 per cent . of solid matter , are added to the sewage , yet the water which is used for ...
... supply ; and although it is true that by the general adoption of water- closets two and a half ounces of excrement per head per day , containing 25 per cent . of solid matter , are added to the sewage , yet the water which is used for ...
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... supply , it may still linger ; but the difficulty of getting privies regularly emptied increases every year . The introduction of preserved articles of diet has led to empty tins , broken bottles , etc. , being thrown into the ash ...
... supply , it may still linger ; but the difficulty of getting privies regularly emptied increases every year . The introduction of preserved articles of diet has led to empty tins , broken bottles , etc. , being thrown into the ash ...
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... the solid matter in water supplies from various sources , will show how the proportion of solid matter in a sewage varies with the source of the public water supply : - GRAINS OF SOLID MATTER TO THE GALLON IN VARIOUS WATERS.
... the solid matter in water supplies from various sources , will show how the proportion of solid matter in a sewage varies with the source of the public water supply : - GRAINS OF SOLID MATTER TO THE GALLON IN VARIOUS WATERS.
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... supply . If the sewage is purely of a domestic nature , and there is a public water supply , the amount of chlorine in it being known , the strength of the sewage and the number of gallons per head can be approximately ascertained by ...
... supply . If the sewage is purely of a domestic nature , and there is a public water supply , the amount of chlorine in it being known , the strength of the sewage and the number of gallons per head can be approximately ascertained by ...
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