Yes and no. It is true chlorine is a powerful and useful disinfectant. But also know that sewage can contain many contaminants like
petroleum products, heavy metals and corrosive inorganic acids, PFAs, and lot more; chlorine cannot remove all these. Even boiling doesn't make it safe, unfortunately. Home water distillers are a safer way but they take energy to boil the water. If one is rural, a solar distiller can be a way to ensure pure, clean, safe water without electricity.
But also know that sewage can contain many contaminants like petroleum products, heavy metals and corrosive inorganic acids, PFAs, and lot more; chlorine cannot remove all these. Even boiling doesn't make it safe, unfortunately.
Your kitchen tap water and bottled water from the grocery store also contains these things.
You'll need to construct a large sand / charcoal filter or buy some expensive equivalent... but in an emergency no right-minded person would care about such things.
I've always thought that in society-down situation, I would char plant material (wood,coconut husks if I were on an island :) ) and make activated charcoal out of that. As a survivalist, I keep bags of activated charcoal and coffee filters in storage, and also some silver metal. As you probably know, in old times farmers put silver dimes in milk to kill bacteria and keep the milk fresh longer.
Yes and no. It is true chlorine is a powerful and useful disinfectant. But also know that sewage can contain many contaminants like petroleum products, heavy metals and corrosive inorganic acids, PFAs, and lot more; chlorine cannot remove all these. Even boiling doesn't make it safe, unfortunately. Home water distillers are a safer way but they take energy to boil the water. If one is rural, a solar distiller can be a way to ensure pure, clean, safe water without electricity.
Your kitchen tap water and bottled water from the grocery store also contains these things.
You'll need to construct a large sand / charcoal filter or buy some expensive equivalent... but in an emergency no right-minded person would care about such things.
I've always thought that in society-down situation, I would char plant material (wood,coconut husks if I were on an island :) ) and make activated charcoal out of that. As a survivalist, I keep bags of activated charcoal and coffee filters in storage, and also some silver metal. As you probably know, in old times farmers put silver dimes in milk to kill bacteria and keep the milk fresh longer.