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Prefoce ,
Water pollution is obvious enough to all of us. The immediate cause seems
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apparent—no farther away than the discharge pipes of the nearest industrial
or sewage treatment plant. The underlying reasons for the continüed use of
these pipes
resisted denition, however. In this book we explain that the
_
use of discharge pipes, rst a matter of convenience, eventually generated a
technological rationale that has now achieved formal status. Om'b‘elief is that
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lastin'g solutions to Water pollution require a reassessment of this rationale,…
particularly because many current conventional ”water pollution control and
water use concepts are derived from nineteenth—century practices, Water Pôl— ;
.
lation is designed to help in this reassessment process, which should occur at
the college, graduate, and professional levels of education where the
receives attention.
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The scientic subjects discussed do not require students to have any pre—
vious background. The social problems assoCiated with the many facets of
water pollution are related to scientic and technological aspects, thus en—.
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,
abling students to identify the links between the social and the scientic issues
inherent in pollution—issues that must be resolved if the situation is to be im—
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proved. Many of the issues closely parallel those raised by_Virginia Brodine in
_
Air Pollution, acompanion-book in this series.
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We are grateful to the many persons who have helped us. This book
would not have been possible without the…continuous‘assistance of
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Brodine, who rst
orgaize and develop the mæ1useript and then
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ovetsaw
the Œganizationàl
to be coordinatédin such la project
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gira did a good deal Œrewriting and much of the
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onthe intrica‘t‘e task
illustrations. Those of us wii—o worked0nWa—
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express:—Êappreciatioñ for theadwceanderrtrcrsmd -,
g. _
/
«
,
,
/
-
Prefoce ,
Water pollution is obvious enough to all of us. The immediate cause seems
-
apparent—no farther away than the discharge pipes of the nearest industrial
or sewage treatment plant. The underlying reasons for the continüed use of
these pipes
resisted denition, however. In this book we explain that the
_
use of discharge pipes, rst a matter of convenience, eventually generated a
technological rationale that has now achieved formal status. Om'b‘elief is that
-
lastin'g solutions to Water pollution require a reassessment of this rationale,…
particularly because many current conventional ”water pollution control and
water use concepts are derived from nineteenth—century practices, Water Pôl— ;
.
lation is designed to help in this reassessment process, which should occur at
the college, graduate, and professional levels of education where the
receives attention.
“
‘
The scientic subjects discussed do not require students to have any pre—
vious background. The social problems assoCiated with the many facets of
water pollution are related to scientic and technological aspects, thus en—.
'
,
abling students to identify the links between the social and the scientic issues
inherent in pollution—issues that must be resolved if the situation is to be im—
-
proved. Many of the issues closely parallel those raised by_Virginia Brodine in
_
Air Pollution, acompanion-book in this series.
=
‘
“'
‘
'
'
We are grateful to the many persons who have helped us. This book
would not have been possible without the…continuous‘assistance of
,_
Brodine, who rst
orgaize and develop the mæ1useript and then
'
ovetsaw
the Œganizationàl
to be coordinatédin such la project
Vn—
gira did a good deal Œrewriting and much of the
alsotook
if
,
onthe intrica‘t‘e task
illustrations. Those of us wii—o worked0nWa—
},
terrl?ollution eXpressourdeep applemaüon for hereorts
=
1 {The authorsassmne all responsibility for
andconcluron$pîô- “
'
_Sented in the
express:—Êappreciatioñ for theadwceanderrtrcrsmd -,