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Letters: ‘Chlorine ‘

Wednesday 21 August 2019 | Published in Letters to the Editor

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Dear Editor, Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by chemist Karl Scheele; first used for disinfection in 1850, and used to disinfect London’s water supply during its infamous cholera epidemic.

Dear Editor, Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by chemist Karl Scheele; first used for disinfection in 1850, and used to disinfect London’s water supply during its infamous cholera epidemic.


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