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Lawrence Experiment Station
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Civil Engineering Profession Era: 1880-1889 DateCreated: 1886 37 Shattuck Street Lawrence State: MA Zip: 01843 Country: USA Website: https://www.asce.org/project/lawrence-experimental-station/ Creator: Mills, Hiram Francis, Hazen, Allen

Some of the station's notable achievements:  
The first method for detecting radioactive particles in water supplies  
A successful system of slow-sand filter beds for drinking water  
The landmark demonstration that microorganisms carried within filter media could degrade sewage 

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1975
Image Credit: Public Domain (Author's Choice) Image Caption: Lawrence Experiment Station Era_date_from: 1886
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Lawrence Experiment Station

Some of the station's notable achievements:  
The first method for detecting radioactive particles in water supplies  
A successful system of slow-sand filter beds for drinking water  
The landmark demonstration that microorganisms carried within filter media could degrade…

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