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What’s REALLY in Your Drinking Water w/ Chemical Engineer Katie Vanderespt
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Where does our tap water come from, and what does it actually contain? Todays discussion with Katie Vanderespt uncovers how waste water is treated, how drinking water is disinfected, how water filtration works, and how to determine what is actually in your drinking water…
Watch the video version:
https://youtu.be/w5IgKmdwnCo
Katie Vanderespt is a Chemical Engineer who worked in oil, coal and gas before doing a Fulbright fellowship at the Jozef Stefan Institute in Slovenia where she researched plasma reactors for water contaminants.
Her current role involves water treatment, floating solar and environmental aspects of decarbonization.
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During this episode, a donation was made to the Navajo Water Project, a group that is working to improve access to clean running water for hundreds of families across America who otherwise wouldn’t be able to survive without it.
https://www.navajowaterproject.org/project-specifics
If you'd like to make a donation as well, that would be incredible. Thank you for making a positive change in the world!
Drinking water information
https://www.epa.gov/ccr
How to read water quality reports
https://www.springwellwater.com/how-to-read-water-quality-report/
More on drinking water reports
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-data-and-reports
Full Training-Water Treatment Boot Camp (youtube.com)
Wastewater Training, 1 of 3 (youtube.com)
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Wastewater Training, 3 of 3 (youtube.com)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Travelling Science Intro
00:01:48 Katie Vanderespt
00:08:26 Waste Water Treatment
00:17:38 Drinking Water Treatment
00:23:03 Actionable Water Advice
00:32:06 Should You Filter Your Water
00:37:26 Katies Story
00:46:18 Listener Questions and Weekly Charity
00:53:02 Fluoride in Drinking Water
00:56:11 Medication in Drinking Water
01:02:00 Microplastics in our Water
01:05:40 The Lightning Round
01:09:50 Final Words of Wisdom
01:12:30 Bonus Secret Ending!
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