Danger Down the Drain

Wastewater treatment plants are crucial parts of any urban area because they help protect water bodies from human pollution and help maintain environmental water quality. Industrial facilities like car washes, airports, and hospitals use a lot of chemicals, and these chemicals can potentially be spilled down the drain in large quantities and reach the wastewater treatment plant, and cause damage to the plant’s ability to treat water properly. If the wastewater treatment plant cannot treat incoming wastewater properly, this poses a danger to the environment. Listen to John Hader (@john_d_hader on twitter) talking about his research project and explaining the danger of chemical pollution in our waste water.

podcast produced by Roxana Cremer (@cloudcyclist)

music by Gabriel Freitas (soundcloud.com/rodoviadocafe)

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This work was conducted with Marcus Frenzel from the Käppala wastewater treatment plant in Stockholm and Professor Matthew MacLeod (@MattMacL) of Stockholm University. This project received funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813124.