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How the water you flush becomes the water you drink - Francis de los Reyes

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In 2003, Singapore’s national water agency launched an unprecedented program to provide more than 50% of their nation’s water supply by recycling wastewater. The program had been planned for decades to ensure the island nation never ran out of clean water. But is it really safe to reuse anything we flush down the toilet? Francis de los Reyes explains the science of wastewater treatment.

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Water treated to the level required for drinking is typically coursed through an environmental buffer such as a lake or reservoir. This is called ___.

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Francis de los Reyes
  • Director Jody Ghani Nordby
  • Narrator Addison Anderson
  • Music Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
  • Sound Designer Nirana Singh, cAMP Studio
  • Producer The Animation Workshop, Anna Bechtol, Sazia Afrin
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
  • Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
  • Script Editor Dan Kwartler
  • Fact-Checker Charles Wallace

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