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When was chlorine first used to disinfect drinking water?

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When was chlorine first used to disinfect drinking water?

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Chlorine was introduced as a disinfectant of water supplies in the United States in 1908. The subsequent widespread use of this disinfectant in the U.S. and other countries led to dramatic decreases in the number of reported waterborne disease outbreaks and individual cases of illness.