...Walton-le-Dale." The main result of these experiments is summarised in the following words : — " It is thus evident that, so far from sewage mixed with 20 times its volume of water being oxidised during a flowofio or 12 miles, scarcely two-thirds of it would be so destroyed in a flow of...

...numerous experiments which they have made in connection with the subject, the Commissioners say, " it is thus evident, that, so far from sewage mixed...20 times its volume of water being oxidized during n flow of 10 or 12 miles, scarcely two thirds of it would be so destroyed in a flow of 168 miles, at...

...decide this point (for which the reader is referred to the original document, pp. 19 and 20), it is evident that, "so far from sewage mixed with 20 times...10 or 12 miles, scarcely two-thirds of it would be BO destroyed in a flow of 168 miles at the rate of 1 mile per hour. Whether we examine the organic...

...prove that the oxidation of sewage unimal matters takes place slowly ; and the Commissioners calculate that, so far from sewage mixed with 20 times its volume of water being oxidized in a flow of 10 or 12 miles, scarcely two-thirds would be so oxidized in a flow of J6S miles in a week....

...took place during the whole time at the maximum rate observed, which was certainly not tne case. " It is thus evident, that so far from sewage mixed with 20 times its volume of water being oxidised during a flow of 10 or 12 miles, scarcely two- thirds of it would be so destroyed in a flow...

...took place during the whole time at the maximum rate observed, which was certainly not the case. " It is thus evident, that so far from sewage mixed with 20 times its volume of water being oxydized during a flow of 10 or 12 miles, scarcely two-thirds of it would be so destroyed in a flow...