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@travisthetechie ("Travis Smith") retweeted:
@jeffgilchrist ("Dr. Jeff Gilchrist") wrote:
People that think it is too difficult to update/retrofit current buildings to have cleaner air/better indoor air quality should be reminded that in the mid and late 1800s Chicago and Seattle were raised to install sewer systems and better drainage to prevent water borne disease.
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@jeffgilchrist ("Dr. Jeff Gilchrist") replied to a tweet by @jeffgilchrist:
Too difficult to update current buildings? Back in the 1850s Engineers raised all of central Chicago so they could install a city-wide sewage system to eliminate numerous epidemics of typhoid fever, dysentery, and cholera ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_of_Chicago ). H/T: @lisa_iannattone 5/
