Intended to inform the inexperienced college graduate how to design and equip a chemical laboratory, this volume includes sections describing the various general features, appliances, and apparatus needed. Credits the…

Pamphlet summarizing data accumulated by the Stamford Water Works reflecting the bacterial and mechanical efficiency of an automatic control for liquid-chlorine disinfection of water. Includes data tables and two black…

Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897) was a Bavarian priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic medicine movement. He is known for the "Kneipp Cure", a form of hydrotherapy using the application of water through…

From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for non-technical operators of small water purification plants, and particularly of one where chemicals are used. Provides a concise…

A photographic print of a liquid chlorine apparatus used for water sterilization, courtesy of the Electro-Bleaching Gas Company.

From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for…

Schematic showing an aerial view of a mechanical water filtering plant with cutouts to depict the interior workings of the plant.

From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for…

An aerial illustration of a slow sand water filtering plant with cutouts to depict underground activity.

From Water Purification Plants and Their Operation, a volume primarily intended for non-technical operators of…

Figure depicting a map of the United States and the geographic patterns of water properties affected by geologic formations. Depicts areas of primary and secondary formations, limestone, glacial drift, and pollution by…

Illustrated catalogue for Victorian water pumps, horsepower pumps, windmill pumps, and hydraulic rams. Hydraulic rams were considered one of the greatest technical innovations of the 19th-Century allowing farms and…

Technical publication pamphlet providing information regarding the Wallace & Tiernan Co., Inc. manual control chlorinator apparatus. Discusses the sterilization of water by chlorination and the advantages of using…

Technical publication pamphlet providing a cost analysis of liquid chlorine and hypochlorite products. Discusses the increase in chlorine chemical costs, and the price of water purification apparatus. Underscores the…

Primarily intended for a non-technical operator of small plants, and particularly of one where chemicals are used, Water Purification Plants and Their Operation provides a concise overview of the operation of…

Illustrated agricultural report with the purpose to "explain the nature, behavior, and conservation of water in agriculture." Discusses the strain on water resources, hydro-electric power, navigation, industrial use,…

Volume is a survey of studies for the improvement of steam power plant efficiencies from the perspective of applied chemistry. Describes the analyses and tests necessary for various materials used in the powerhouse.…

Procedures for a series of tests used in water analysis. The experiments include the determination of various minerals and contaminants present in water samples such as nitrite, sulfates, iron, etc. Each contains a list…

Technical publication describing the systems of ion exchange deionization for treating boiler condensate, a major source of feedwater contamination. Proves how it is economically desirable to carry out high flow rate…

Volume presents and advertises the Edge Moor Iron Company's Water Tube Boiler apparatus, the company's principal product. Thoroughly illustrated with black and white photographic and intaglio prints depicting the…

This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.

Victor J. Kimm…

Group photograph depicting United States President John F. Kennedy (center) pushing a button to activate the nation's first salt-water conversion plant located at the Dow Chemical Company facility in Freeport, Texas.…

Allegorical illustration of a woman resting on rocks jutting out of water representing the element of water.

This illustration comes from the chemical catalog for the Grasselli Chemical Company in Cleveland, Ohio. It…

Color print advertisement for magnesium alloys manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a hand lifting a winged ingot of magnesium from the sea, as well…

Entitled "A Wonderful Ceiling," photographic reproduction depicts the Ballroom of stalactites found within the Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. Accompanying text describes how stalactites are formed by chalk-filled…

Entitled "A Simple Chemical Change," photographic reproduction depicts a lump of quicklime in the top photograph with the middle photograph exhibiting steam emitting from the lump as a result of the addition of water. …

Entitled "A Striking Feature of Modern Aluminum Works," photographic reproduction depicts water pipelines traversing a hillside in Kinlochleven in Argyllshire, Scotland. Accompanying text states how water power is used…