Algae in Water Supplies: An Illustrated Manual on the Identification, Significance, and Control of Algae in Water Supplies.

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A manual designed to help "water analysts and others who deal with the many problems and effects associated with the presence of algae in water supplies."

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viii, 88 p. : ill. (some color) ; 31 cm.

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Palmer, Charles Mervin, 1900- 1959.

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  • Main Title: Algae in Water Supplies: An Illustrated Manual on the Identification, Significance, and Control of Algae in Water Supplies.
  • Alternate Title: Algae in water supplies
  • Series Title: Public Health Service publication
  • Added Title: Public Health Service Publication Number 657

Description

A manual designed to help "water analysts and others who deal with the many problems and effects associated with the presence of algae in water supplies."

Physical Description

viii, 88 p. : ill. (some color) ; 31 cm.

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Includes glossary, bibliography (p. 81-84), and genus and species index.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Significance of algae in water supplies -- 3. Identification of algae -- 4. Taste and odor algae -- 5. Filter clogging algae -- 6. Polluted water algae -- 7. Clean water algae -- 8. Plankton and other surface water algae -- 9. Algae attached to reservoir walls -- 10. Additional problems caused by algae in water supplies -- 11. Additional uses for algae found in water supplies -- 12. Procedures for enumeration of algae in water -- 13. Control of algae -- Appendix.

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  • 1959

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  • May 11, 2009, 9:49 p.m.

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Palmer, Charles Mervin, 1900-. Algae in Water Supplies: An Illustrated Manual on the Identification, Significance, and Control of Algae in Water Supplies., book, 1959; Cincinnati, Ohio. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9129/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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