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THE exhibit at the British Museum (Natural History) showing how living organisms affect our water sunries has recently been extended and rearranged. To help the public to a better understanding of the display the original pamphlet called the "Biology of Water Supply" has been re-written by Dr. Anna Hastings and may be obtained from the Museum. Besides descriptions of the plants and animals which may enter waterworks, the pamphlet also contains an account of the treatment of river waters, the standard tests for purity, how water is delivered to the consumer and how cast-iron mains are corroded, as well as a classified list of all the plants and animals which affect water supply in some way. The pamphlet would be of considerable help to sixth-form biology teachers making use of project methods.
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Biology of Water Supply. Nature 163, 560 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163560d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/163560d0