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Get REAL Impact by Publishing in the Journal – American Water Works Association
We know it is a tough world out there for researchers who want the biggest audience for their published works. There are dozens of journals that publish articles about water. These days, you may want to publish your papers in … Continue reading
Boiled in China: A Personal Source of Safe Drinking Water
In May 2013, I gave a series of lectures at Tsinghua University and other academic institutions in China. During my travels, I was hosted at a number of banquets. I do not drink alcohol, so it was a little awkward … Continue reading
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Tagged boiled water, China, cholera, diarrheal diseases, history, public health, tea, typhoid, water, water history
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Pure and Wholesome—The Original Definition of Safe Drinking Water
by Michael J. McGuire I have been intrigued by the term “pure and wholesome” throughout my career. After I came upon it during my research for The Chlorine Revolution, I knew that I had to learn more about it. One … Continue reading
Looking for 100 Mules
by Michael J. McGuire Why? Why would I be looking for mules? I have never even been up close and personal with a mule before. The artist Lauren Bon has created an “artistic action” involving 100 mules tied directly to … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Mules, centennial, desert, Lauren Bon, Los Angeles aqueduct, Owens Valley, water history, water supply
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What the heck does CCF mean?
by Michael J. McGuire I am not talking about the California Community Foundation, Cheetah Conservation Fund or Center for Children and Families. Hey, I write about water stuff. A few thousand water utility employees and I know what CCF means, … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Hazen, ccf, drinking water, gallons, water, water conservation, water history, water metering
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The Best of 365 Daily Blogs
By Michael J. McGuire One year ago today (September 1, 2012) I committed to posting daily articles on my other blog This Day in Water History. It turned into quite an effort–much more so that I ever thought. Along the … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking water, public health, sewage, water, water history
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Peking Duck in Beijing
By Michael J. McGuire This trip to China is different. My first trip in May 2011 was as a spouse on an inspection of projects supported by the J. Paul Getty Trust with the Getty Conservation Council. The Council consists … Continue reading
Fourteen Days in China
By Michael J. McGuire I find myself on an Air Canada jet on the first leg of my trip to China. How did I get here? Why am I going? I got here because I know a guy. Yuefeng Xie … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing, China, drinking water, public health, The Chlorine Revolution, travel, Tsinghua University, water
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Chapter 1–The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives
By Michael J. McGuire The Journey that Launched a Revolution “revolution . . . a: sudden, radical, or complete change . . . e: a changeover in use or preference especially in technology” Merriam-Webster, “Revolution” Dr. John L. Leal, a physician turned … Continue reading
In Fairness to John Snow
By Peter Vinten-Johansen If I were still teaching a history of medicine course at Michigan State University, I would have prepared a mini-lecture on John Snow for mid-March. The syllabus would have included a series of readings by and about Snow, … Continue reading
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Tagged anesthesiology, Broad Street pump, cholera, drinking water, epidemiology, John Snow, Peter Vinten-Johansen, public health, water, water history
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