Tag Archives: The Chlorine Revolution

Pure and Wholesome—The Original Definition of Safe Drinking Water

Posted on December 7, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

by Michael J. McGuire I have been intrigued by the term “pure and wholesome” throughout my career. After I came upon it during my research for The Chlorine Revolution, I knew that I had to learn more about it. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged air, drinking water, food, Geoffrey Nunberg, Jersey City, Jon Orwant, milk, Ngram, Ngram viewer, pure and wholesome, safe drinking water, The Chlorine Revolution, water history, Will Brockman | 8 Comments

Fourteen Days in China

Posted on May 10, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire I find myself on an Air Canada jet on the first leg of my trip to China. How did I get here? Why am I going? I got here because I know a guy. Yuefeng Xie … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged Beijing, China, drinking water, public health, The Chlorine Revolution, travel, Tsinghua University, water | 6 Comments

Springtime in New Jersey

Posted on May 1, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire Many of you, dear readers, have been following my seven-year journey to first write, find a publisher and then promote my book, The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives. The book was … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing | Tagged book promotion, book publicity, book publishing, drinking water, forsythia, John L. Leal, Michael J. McGuire, New Jersey, public health, selling your book, The Chlorine Revolution, water, water history | 1 Comment

Chapter 1–The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives

Posted on March 24, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire The Journey that Launched a Revolution “revolution . . . a: sudden, radical, or complete change . . . e: a changeover in use or preference especially in technology” Merriam-Webster, “Revolution” Dr. John L. Leal, a physician turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged chloride of lime, chlorine, disinfection, drinking water, George Warren Fuller, Jersey City, John L. Leal, New Jersey, public health, The Chlorine Revolution, typhoid fever, water, water history, waterborne disease, William H. Corbin | 3 Comments

30 Days of #DrJohnSnow

Posted on February 19, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire Beginning February 14 and continuing over the next 30 days, daily messages about #DrJohnSnow and the #BroadStPump will be posted on Twitter. The following posting is about the life of Dr. Snow and how he influenced … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged anesthesia, Broad Street pump, chloroform, cholera, courage, death spiral, drinking water, epidemic, epidemiology, ether, ghost map, John L. Leal, John Snow, London, public health, sewage, sewers, The Chlorine Revolution, water, water history | 8 Comments

Dr. John Snow and the Broad Street Pump

Posted on February 14, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire Dr. John Snow (March 15, 1813–June 16, 1858) was famous for the Broad Street Pump episode but he accomplished so much more than that. He was first and foremost a physician who trained in England in … Continue reading →

The Best of “This Day in Water History”—2012

Posted on January 1, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire I have been posting daily water historical happenings since September 1, 2012 on my other blog This Day in Water History. I thought it would be fun to choose my favorites and post short versions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged Boonton Dam, common cup, drinking water, Ellen Swallow Richards, George Warren Fuller, Hoover Dam, Jersey City, John L. Leal, John Snow, public health, Ruth Patrick, Safe Drinking Water Act, sanitary survey, The Chlorine Revolution, water, water history | 4 Comments

Nascent Oxygen?–What is Really Killing Bacteria in Water?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

by Michael J. McGuire Before we understood that oxidation-reduction reactions involved electron transfers, chemists theorized that oxygen existed in a “nascent state.” This state made it possible for oxidation reactions to take place. Such an outmoded chemistry concept is relevant … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged chlorine, disinfection, drinking water, John L. Leal, nascent oxygen, public health, The Chlorine Revolution, water, water history | 7 Comments

George Warren Fuller: The Greatest Sanitary Engineer of His Time

Posted on December 6, 2012 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

by Michael J. McGuire George Warren Fuller was, quite simply, the greatest sanitary engineer of his time, and his time was long—lasting from 1895 to 1934. In truth, we have not seen his like since. How did he reach the … Continue reading →

Posted in Information | Tagged Boonton Reservoir, chloride of lime, chlorine, disinfection, drinking water, George W. Fuller, George Warren Fuller, Jersey City, New Jersey, public health, Rockaway River, sanitary engineer, The Chlorine Revolution, water, water history | 2 Comments

Water History Can Strengthen AWWA Sections

Posted on November 15, 2012 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

Publisher’s Note: This article in slightly different form appeared in a recent electronic newsletter (“Section Direction”) produced by the American Water Works Association for the officers and top volunteers of its Sections. by Michael J. McGuire What is the biggest … Continue reading →