The Chlorine Revolution—Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives

From its 1908 beginnings, the history of drinking water chlorination is a compelling subject with controversy that surprises the modern reader. At the turn of the 20th century, the average human life span in the US was 47. Most people died of infectious diseases, many of which were waterborne, such as dysentery, typhoid fever, and cholera, rather than old age. The Chlorine Revolution is about Dr. John L. Leal, a physician turned water expert, and his partnership with George Warren Fuller, the greatest sanitary engineer of the time, to plan, build, and operate the first, large-scale drinking water disinfection system in the US. It is also about a court case that pitted engineering and scientific experts of the day against each other. This is the first book to tell the true story of the first large-scale drinking water disinfection project and explain the resulting

scientific and engineering achievements. Presented in a readable style for the public as well as engineering professionals