Project Gutenberg 2020-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 158 Runnels, M. T. (Moses Thurston) 1830 1902 Runnels, Moses Thurston Runnels, Moses T. Soil and Water Pollution : Presented to the American Public Health Association at New Orleans, Dec. 1880 Charlene Taylor, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Soil and Water Pollution: Presented to the American Public Health Association…" by Moses T. Runnels, M.D. is a scientific publication likely written in the late 19th century. This work addresses critical health concerns regarding soil and water pollution and their detrimental effects on public health. Runnels presents compelling evidence and statistics to articulate how preventable environmental factors contribute significantly to disease and mortality. In this publication, Runnels meticulously investigates the correlation between environmental cleanliness and health outcomes in Indianapolis, showcasing how polluted soil and water serve as breeding grounds for various diseases, such as typhoid fever and dysentery. He meticulously details observations from wells, privy vaults, and cesspools, providing alarming data on water contamination that poses severe health risks to the community. Ultimately, Runnels advocates for improved sanitary practices and governmental action to remedy these issues, emphasizing the need for robust public health initiatives to stem the tide of preventable diseases exacerbated by poor sanitation conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Water -- Pollution Water-supply -- Indiana -- Indianapolis RA TD Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Environmental Issues 123670 2025-09-25T10:12:12.750540 text/html 107268 2024-10-18T09:18:54 text/html 944236 2025-09-25T10:12:16.236593 application/epub+zip 943941 2025-09-25T10:12:13.507532 application/epub+zip 95409 2025-09-25T10:12:13.123535 application/epub+zip 982763 2025-09-25T10:12:18.140521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970490 2025-09-25T10:12:15.848519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125148 2022-09-28T21:31:29.572062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88166 2025-09-25T10:12:12.210513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67920 2024-10-18T09:18:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16614 2025-09-25T10:12:18.271511 application/rdf+xml 7005 2025-09-25T10:12:13.214506 image/jpeg 1758 2025-09-25T10:12:13.168525 image/jpeg 1098887 2025-09-25T10:12:12.815507 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog