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Dr. John L. Leal, physician and public health expert, pioneered

WEBA 2004 study of disease rates in US cities found clean water to be the reason for the rapid decline in urban death rates during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …

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History of Chlorine in Drinking Water

WEBIn the early 1900s, life was very different in the United States. Waterborne diseases like typhoid fever and dysentery were a common part of life—and a common cause of death, …

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When Drinking Water Became Safer: The Chlorine Revolution …

WEBannounce continued support for public health webinars by Dr. Michael J. McGuire, the award-winning author of . The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to …

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Chlorine in Water

WEBChlorine chemistry helps keep our water clean. Chlorine chemistry plays a key role in protecting our drinking water and helping to keep swimming pools healthy. It …

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Drinking Water Chlorination

WEBhealth. Why did that happen so fast? As you might expect, there is a book about that. The story of how one man, Dr. John L. Leal, had the courage to add a chemical to a …

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Drinking Water Chlorination and Global Sustainable …

WEBgets to promote prosperity, health, education, social justice, and envi-ronmental protection . SDG #6, “Ensuring Access to Clean Water and Sanitation for All,” and several of the …

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Chlorine-containing chemotherapy extremely effective in …

WEBCisplatin, a chlorine-containing anticancer therapy, is highly effective at combating testicular cancer, notes an American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) …

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Cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, and hepatitis A killed thousands …

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Feature Articles

WEBA 2004 study of disease rates in US cities found clean water to be the reason for the rapid decline in urban death rates during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By 1941, 85% …

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Chlorine-Based Triclosan May Combat Infections in Serious Lung …

WEBThe chlorine-based antibacterial compound, triclosan, has potential to combat life-threatening infections in people with diseases such as cystic fibrosis when combined …

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Drinking Water Chlorination

WEBhealth. Why did that happen so fast? As you might expect, there is a book about that. The story of how one man, Dr. John L. Leal, had the courage to add a chemical to a …

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CHLORINE VS. CHLORINE BLEACH

WEBincident reports, and even by public health professionals and first-responders. As a result, there may be confusing reporting and faulty statistics associated with these chemicals. …

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

WEBThis impact chlorine chemistry has on improving quality of life is especially clear in relation to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which outline specific …

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Liquid bandages using chlorine chemistry may promote wound …

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Chlorine in Food

WEBChlorine in Food Chlorine chemistry helps grow and keep our food safe. Chlorine chemistry in the form of bleach solutions provides an effective way to help …

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