Bazalgette, JW

Japanese: Bazalgette,J.W.(英語表記)BazalgetteJW
Bazalgette, JW

... The cholera epidemic of 1831 was the catalyst for the enactment of the Public Health Act in 1848, thanks to the efforts of the physician E. Chadwick, and finally the construction of sewers, waterworks, and other facilities began. Then, between 1860 and 1875, under the direction of the civil engineer Joseph William Bazalgette (1819-1891), a combined sewer system was constructed to collect domestic wastewater, flush toilet wastewater, and rainwater in London. However, because the system collected sewage in a 30km trunk line along both sides of the Thames and then discharged it downstream, the construction of the sewer system spread to the city, causing water pollution downstream and seriously affecting agriculture. ...

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… 1831年のコレラ大流行を契機として,医師E.チャドウィックの努力で48年公衆衛生法Public Health Actが制定され,ようやく下水道,上水道などの整備事業が開始された。そして60年から75年にかけて土木技師バザルジェットJoseph William Bazalgette(1819‐91)の指導で,ロンドン市内の家庭雑排水,水洗便所排水と雨水をともに排除する合流式下水道が整備された。しかし,下水をテムズ川両岸に沿って,30kmの幹線きょで集め下流で集中放流する方式をとったことから,下水道の整備が市街地に広がるにつれて下流の水質汚染が進行し,農業にも深刻な影響を与えることとなった。…

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