Water Pollution Research
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Abstract
THE growth of industry and of the population during the last century, especially in the north of England, gave rise to several undesirable conditions, including gross contamination of rivers, which in some cases became little better than open sewers. A plentiful supply of water of good quality for domestic and agricultural purposes is one of the major factors in public health, and large quantities of comparatively pure water are required for many industrial processes. Available sources, both surface and underground, of unpolluted water are gradually being depleted and there is no doubt that many rivers which are at present polluted will have to be utilised in the future as sources of supply, after treatment, for both domestic and industrial purposes. Further, the problems of river pollution are of importance in that they affect not only the health and recreations of the population but also the interests of farmers, landowners and fishermen. It is not surprising, therefore, that attention has frequently been directed to the need for satisfactory methods of preventing or reducing pollution.