Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- Water Purification at Swan Hill, Victoria
- In
- Commonwealth Engineer
- Imprint
- vol. 14, no. 2, Sep 1926, pp. 85-86
- Description
The plant was made by the Paterson Engineering Co., of London, for whom Messrs. Fyvie and Stewart, Melbourne, are agents. Mr. H. G. Furphy, of the Commonwealth health department, supervised the erection of the plant, and,
at the official opening gave the history of water purification by chlorine. It has been established for many years in American cities, and was adopted at the Western front in the war. Chlorine is not capable of destroying all germs
in water, but so purifies the water as to neutralise considerably the effects of pathogenic bacteria and bacilli.- Abstract
Water purification by chlorine gas was installed at Swan Hill. It uses a Paterson Chloronome, made by Paterson Engineering Co. of London, for whom Fyvie and Stewart, Melbourne are agents. H. G. Furphy Commonwealth Health Department supervised the erection of the plant.