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Boiling water provides a health benefit only if the water is contaminated with bacteria or virus. Boiling for a few minutes will kill disease organisms, as will treatment with "water purification" tablets containing iodine or chlorine. Boiled water has no essentially different chemical composition compared to the same water unboiled.

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