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Title page 19
Relation A report on pollution
Date 2005-06-13 to 2005-06-20
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Description In 1943, Lincoln and Foster (3) completed a seemingly exhaustive study of the slime problem. They concluded: "Waste sulfite liquor, and specifically the carbohydrates contained in the waste liquor, are the cause of the growth of Sphaerotilus in the Columbia River." Among other items, they also concluded that Sphaerotilus required a fixed surface on which to develop, that free-floating slime was that which had broken loose from such surfaces, and that "Sphaerotilus does not grow well in places...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,2267

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