12 Jun 08

Wexford, Ireland – Medentech celebrates the 100th anniversary of chlorination of water.In 1908, Jersey City and Chicago became the first U.S. cities to use chlorine to help provide safe drinking water. This life saving technology was rapidly adopted by cities across the world helping to virtually eliminate waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid.

The widespread use of drinking water disinfection and filtration is recognized as one of the most important public health achievements in modern history.To mark the occasion, Medentech’s Chief Executive, Dr. Oran McGrath and Medentech’s Technical Director, Mr. Paul Edmondson joined many other invited guests at a celebration at the offices of the National Geographical Society in Washington, USA.

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Medentech is committed to driving a significant positive health impact globally by improving access to safe drinking water and by reducing surface contaminations by developing, manufacturing and marketing cost effective disinfection solutions. Its Aquatabs brand of rapidly dissolving tablet is one of the best known and most respected names in point-of-use water purification globally and is used to disinfect billions of litres of water every year. Medentech is headquartered in Wexford, Ireland with distribution agents in over 60 countries worldwide.

Aquatabs is a trademark of Medentech Ltd.