When was the last time you thought about where your water ends up?
The water that flows down the drain in the tub, that runs through the grates on the side of the road, that gets flushed down the toilet all of it makes its way to treatment plants where it gets processed and cleaned before returning to our waterways.
From left: Dr. Markus Brinkmann (PhD), associate professor at the USask School of Environment and Sustainability, and Mike Sadowski, Wastewater Treatment Plant manager at the City of Saskatoon. (Photo: Dave Stobbe)
The plant treats incoming water for all types of waste and pollutants, but it's micropollutants those chemicals present in tiny amounts that can still cause widespread effects where more research is being done to remove those from our wastewater as well.
Dr. Markus Brinkmann (PhD), an associate professor in the University of Saskatchewan's (USask) School of Environment and Sustainability and the director of the Toxicology Centre, works alongside City of Saskatoon leaders like Wastewater Treatment Plant manager Mike Sadowski to tackle those issues.
On this episode of the USask Signature Series podcast, we answer the question: "Can we completely remove all the pollutants from wastewater?"
Listen to the episode to learn more!
For more episodes of the USask Signature Series Podcast, follow the link here.
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