When did people first realize that they should purify water before drinking it?

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jschooltiger

Hi there, this is not to discourage further discussion but you may be interested in the Drinking Water section of our FAQs.

Also, if you are a commenter coming here to post "people didn't drink water, they drank beer instead" you may be interested in this section of the FAQs that deals with that trope.