Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Ac know ledg ments xiii
5. 1. Water Supply in Rome, the World’s First Metropolis 1
6. 2. The Bucket Era 14
7. 3. Europe’s Sewage Crisis 26
8. 4. Growing Old Thanks to Water Treatment 41
9. 5. Burning Rivers, Fading Paint, and the Clean Water Movement 63
10. 6. The Chlorine Dilemma 90
11. 7. “Drains to Bay” 112
12. 8. Traces of Trouble: Hormones, Pharmaceuticals, and Toxic Chemicals 139
13. 9. Paying for the Fourth Revolution 164
14. 10. The Toilet- to- Tap Solution 187
15. 11. Turning to the Sea for Drinking Water 217
16. 12. A Different Tomorrow 238
17. 13. Reflections 273
18. Notes 283
19. Index 319