环境科学专业外语Unit 13.pptVIP

Unit 13 Text：Water Treatment Processes;One of the great achievements of modern technology has been to drastically reduce the incidence of waterborne of diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever. 现代化技术所取得的伟大成就之一就是极大的降低了霍乱和伤寒等水源性疾病的发生。 These diseases are no longer the great risks to pubic health that they once were. 这些疾病曾经对人类的健康产生过巨大威胁，但现在不是了。 The key to this advance was the recognition that contamination of pubic ware, supplies by human wastes was the main source of infection，and that it could be eliminated by more effective water treatment and better waste disposal. 进步的关键在于人们认识到被人为污染的公