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which gas is used to purify water - #21423

Shreya

I am kinda freaking out because I’ve been wondering which gas is used to purify water ever since my kids got sick from our tap water! Ugh, we thought it was safe but turns out, we found out the local water treatment plant uses some gasses in the purification process. Like, which gas is used to purify water? I keep hearing about chlorine, but then I read online about ozone too? Confusing, right? 😩 I did some Googling and saw that some people say ozone is better because it doesn’t leave a weird taste like chlorine does! My neighbor even said it’s more effective in killing germs and all that. But then I’m like, if ozone is the gas used to purify water, can it be bad for us in other ways? What’s the deal with that? And how often do people really get sick from taking in contaminated water? We’ve been drinking filtered water since the incident, but I'm worried we're missing something. How can I find out for sure which gas is used to purify water in our area or if it’s safe to drink again? Just overwhelmed!!

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