1932
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1932.tb18172.x
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Unsuspected, Unusual and Little Known Factors in Water Supply Quality

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“…Although there are numerous, well‐documented instances in which cross‐connections have contaminated drinking water and produced illness, fire sprinkler systems have not been clearly implicated 1 . Documented cross‐connection effects of fire services date back to 1903, when backflow occurred in Lowell, Mass., during a firefighting operation; the cross‐connection caused an outbreak of disease and deaths resulted 2 . Preventive measures developed to safeguard against fire cross‐connections include the use of additional check valves on fire sprinkler lines to prevent the introduction of contaminants into the drinking water supply.…”
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“…Although there are numerous, well‐documented instances in which cross‐connections have contaminated drinking water and produced illness, fire sprinkler systems have not been clearly implicated 1 . Documented cross‐connection effects of fire services date back to 1903, when backflow occurred in Lowell, Mass., during a firefighting operation; the cross‐connection caused an outbreak of disease and deaths resulted 2 . Preventive measures developed to safeguard against fire cross‐connections include the use of additional check valves on fire sprinkler lines to prevent the introduction of contaminants into the drinking water supply.…”
Section: Previous Studies Have Answered Some Questionsmentioning
confidence: 99%