Milestones in Chemistry: Drinking Water Chlorination Turns 100

In 1908, Jersey City and Chicago became the first U.S. cities to use chlorine to help provide safe drinking water. This life saving technology was rapidly adopted by cities across the U.S., helping to virtually eliminate waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. The widespread use of drinking water disinfection and filtration is recognized as one of the most important public health achievements in modern history.

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Science & Technology

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• Chlorine
• drinking water
• clean water
• safe water
• waterborne disease
• cholera
• typhoid
• disinfection