WSP10085

• File Number: 8041
• Description: Section D General Studies-NPDES/Water Quality
• Date: 1/1/1958
• Author: US Public Health
• Title: Water Quality Studies-Pollution-The Water Pollution Control Program of the US Public Health Service-1957-1958
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Rohert A, Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, where
the Puhlic Health Service conducts research into a wide range of
water poilution problems,

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The main Objl"Cli\'c of the SCr\-jcc's scwa~c research activities is to de\"clop more
etfccli\'c allll more dficicllt treatment processes. There is a real need lo remo\"e more
cont;lIl1lnanls th.11l is done by present mcthoJs; also, tn do this more cheapl:-_ The
,0:0.11 of industrial waste research is to JCn'lop rcliabll' means for measurin!-! Ihe pollu-
tiona! ctlects of Ilt'W. unf:tmiliar "-ash's and w dc\'elop new treatment methods. Other
arC,lS.He explore.! aJw, ilnJ about 30 pmjl;'("l!; in water. Sl'\\":l~C and \\.151(' research arc
Ilndcr swJr at the Ccntl:T
In .ldJitlon to the Service's rcsc.lfch. lhe 19:::(,\ct proyidt:~ fot ~rJnt> to public
and private alo'ellcics. and to il1djviJual~. for carr~.Il1k' out f{~~carch. Rc,carch ;trants
prO\-iJc a "cry er1ectl\"e 1H~'an~ fnr 3!1s".cria>? many problems by attracting other
funds ;md more; Qf tht. '-:ltinn's scientific "know I1m_" into the water pollution control
prnk'ram. Last YC.1f "2 plnject> wcre surrnrtcJ by rc~cJrch ~rJnts.
.f meljor r:uJ no; :~.at" T(jor",fJ m,;r:'l.C""Ur:: 11 /0 ir,utt1u ;',,<1:[:: :11, IOMI :i'au,
flolllllior: i'lUa[ Tf]i<Hch ,]fu<t. The ..hmJj.:t's JOI)C by watN pollutioll C:lnnot be
rq,..ircJ unlc>s the rrnper tn("lls are J\'ailahlc.

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