Chlorination of Water

Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race offers a riveting historical and technical account of how a simple chemical treatment reshaped public health and municipal sanitation. First published in 1918, this nonfiction work explores the principles, methods and practical applications of water chlorination at a moment when the practice was transforming urban water supplies worldwide. Race, a city bacteriologist and chemist, lays out the science behind chlorination—bacteriological rationale, dosing approaches, apparatus, sampling and standard methods—while situating the technique within early 20th-century public-health advances. Illustrated with figures and diagrams, the book balances hands-on guidance for practitioners with a broader survey of regulatory and research needs, reflecting Race’s efforts to stimulate further study and standardization in water treatment. Accessible yet authoritative, the audiobook illuminates how chlorination grew from experimental practice to a cornerstone of municipal water safety, benefiting millions and lowering disease burdens. Ideal for environmental and water-resource engineers, public-health professionals, historians of medicine and anyone interested in the origins of modern sanitation, this recording delivers both technical insight and historical perspective on a pivotal public-health innovation.