With what we know now about beneficial bacteria, I wonder if, in addition to the pathogens, we're killing probiotics? And perhaps the lack of exposure to mild bacteria mean we're more susceptible to immune diseases?<p>Of course getting rid of the pathogens is a great thing, but perhaps chlorination plays a role in causing some modern problems that are related to the immune system and the gut biome? Anyone have links to studies done on this topic?
Note what <i>didn't</i> happen here: he didn't create a startup company to deliver Luxury Water to rich people. He didn't patent the idea, and attempt to collect royalties. He didn't discover the idea while attempting to get rich from some tangentially related business.<p>Contrary to popular narrative, many of the technologies that make our lives <i>livable</i> came about because dedicated people devoted themselves directly to solving some important problem, not serendipitously while pursuing personal wealth.
And what can happen if the people responsible for a water supply screw up: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton_E._coli_outbreak" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton_E._coli_outbreak</a>
<a href="http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/walkerton/" rel="nofollow">http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/...</a>
Today he would be treated as a terrorist, which would probably have been for the best. In this case it worked, but how many mad people are so convinced of their own brilliance that they will simply think the public will adore them when they see it works?