The Quality of the Surface Waters of Illinois (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: W. D. Collins
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ISBN: 9781332183821
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Excerpt from The Quality of the Surface Waters of Illinois This report furnishes the means of stating with fair accuracy the quality of water which may be found at any point along the larger streams within or bordering the State, of Illinois. It also includes some explanation of the variations in the quality of the water at different times and places. The natural and economic features which determine the character of the streams arc considered in a general way. The larger drainage divisions are described briefly. A short account of the distribution of population and principal industries of the State shows how these are affected by the streams and how they influence the quality of water in the streams. Methods of collecting and analyzing samples of water are described. The surface waters of the State were represented by samples taken at 27 different points. Each river is discussed in detail with reference to its source, course, discharge, and quality of water. The cities located on it are considered with reference to their use of and their effect on the water. Short chapters on municipal supplies and industrial uses of water save needless repetition in discussing the value of the water of each river. It is shown that the only large supplies of water in the State are surface waters. Nearly all the surface waters are so polluted as to be unfit for domestic use without purification. They usually contain such dissolved mineral matter and so much suspended material as to be unsuitable for many manufacturing purposes, but by proper treatment they may be rendered safe for drinking and suitable for all industrial uses. The proper purification of surface waters is in the greater part of the State the only way to obtain a large supply of satisfactory water. If in some way the flow of all streams might be regulated and kept more uniform, the increased uniformity in quality of the water would make much easier the problem of proper treatment. The average amount of water used each day in cities of the United States varies from 50 to 150 gallons per capita. Of this the amount used for drinking is not much over one-half gallon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.