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…

Penelope Fenner-Crisp grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of two children. Her father changed jobs frequently; her mother was a housewife until Fenner-Crisp was nearly through high school. The family all…

James Feeney grew up in Philadelphia and earned degrees in chemical engineering and biological sciences. He became a remedial project manager for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Ambler asbestos piles…

Robert Adams grew up in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, always interested in the outdoors. As a student at the Ambler campus of Temple University with a major in urban studies and environmental science, he became familiar with…

Susan Curry moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1998. Wanting to live sustainably, she joined Alliance for a Sustainable Future, took a master's degree in environmental studies and psychology, and joined the newly founded…

Color plate illustration depicting a man and young boy operating machinery used to fill bottles with artificial mineral waters.

This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…

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.…

Illustration depicting the manufacture of seltzer or soda water by use of a wheel to force gas into bottled water.

Laboratory notebook used by Clara Esther Hartley during a high school-level chemistry class in Troy, Ohio. The notebook details approximately 115 experiments performed by Hartley, ranging from fundamental investigations…

Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow begins the interview with anecdotes of Clifford C. Hach as a young, inquisitive child growing up on a farm and the effects of the Great Depression on the Hach family. Despite financial…

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 while…

Color print advertisement for the Dow Chemical Company's Magnesium Division. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a hand lifting a winged ingot of Dowmetal magnesium from the sea. The accompanying text…

Color print advertisement for magnesium alloys manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of two ships floating on a cube of seawater with a view of the sea…

Color print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features waves moving across the sea, with accompanying text commemorating Dow's production…

Color print advertisement for magnesium alloys manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement depicts a group of pirates digging for buried treasure, with accompanying text summarizing Dow's…

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 while…

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…

Color print advertisement for ion exchange resins manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for water purification and other uses. The advertisement depicts a mother and son peering into a bathtub. The…

Color print advertisement for the Texas Division of the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an outline of the state of Texas with a cube of seawater rising from the center. The accompanying text details the…

Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of seawater, with accompanying text detailing the history of Dow…