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Science Cafe: Sewer-ology

Monday, July 14, 2008
Topics: Environment, Other
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When we wash the dishes or flush a toilet, we send everything "down the drains," but where is "down the drain?" and what happens to the "used" water when it gets there? And can it ever be used again? Turning wastewater into a usable, nontoxic product is a science that's a little chemistry, a little biological engineering and a lot of yuck. Join us for Sewer-ology 101.

Guests

Ed Haller, Assistant Superintendent of Operation Administration, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Rick Switalski, Sewer Design Manager, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Additional Information

Tonight's Science Cafe event at the Great Lakes Brewing Company

All the stuff you flush. The water washing down your driveway to the street drain on the curb. The check you write to pay your bill for “sewer service.” Where does it go?

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