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American History

Journeyman

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3. Far more important than indoor plumbing was chlorine disinfection of drinking water . . .

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Tue May 11, 2021, 10:46 PM

May 2021

and the invention of reverse osmosis membrane filters. These two inventions alone combined to make clean drinking water a possibility for countless billions of people. Without them, you'd be drinking water on par with what's in your toilet.

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