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The search for the ultimate sink :

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9781884836053

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The search for the ultimate sink :

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urban pollution in historical perspective /

Joel A. Tarr

First edition

xlvii, 419 pages :

illustrations ;

24 cm

Technology and the environment

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

The search for the ultimate sink : urban air, land, and water pollution in historical perspective -- Land use and environmental change in the Hudson-Raritan estuary region, 1700-1980 -- The Pittsburgh survey as an environmental statement -- Decisions about wastewater technology, 1800-1932 -- The separate vs. combined sewer problem : a case study in urban technology design choice -- Disputes over water-quality policy : professional cultures in conflict, 1900-1917 -- Water and wastes : a retrospective assessment of wastewater technology in the U.S., 1800-1932 -- Changing fuel-use behavior and energy transitions : the Pittsburgh smoke-control movement, 1940-50 -- Railroad smoke control : the regulation of a mobile pollution source -- From city to farm : urban wastes and the American farmer -- From city to suburb : the moral influence of transportation technology -- The horse--polluter of the city -- Historical perspectives on hazardous wastes in the United States -- Industrial wastes, water pollution, and public health, 1876-1962 -- Searching for a sink for an industrial waste

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Search for the ultimate sink.

Urban pollution-- United States-- History

Air Pollution-- history

Industrial Waste-- history

Sanitation-- history

Smoke

Water Pollution-- history

Tarr, Joel A., (Joel Arthur),1934-

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