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s_m_m t1_j684l68 wrote

Yes, you can. I actually keep an electrolytic water purifier (mixed oxidant) in my emergency kit.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_water_purifier

> A simple brine {salt + water} solution in an electrolytic reaction produces a powerful mixed oxidant disinfectant (mostly chlorine in the form of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and some peroxide, ozone, chlorine dioxide).

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r40k t1_j6907cl wrote

In that case it's not the electricity that kills them, it's a product of a chemical reaction set off by electricity

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