Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Position:
39°57'N 75°8'W
Datemark:
January and April 1998
Mission:
Report on research showing that drinking water purification plants fails to purify some harmful infectious agents; report on more efficient electricity production technologies
Under Auspices of:
Living on Earth
Results:
Radio features
SYPNOPSIS
Philadelphia meets all Federal drinking water standards. But one study shows evidence that certain disease-causing microbes are getting through the city's treatment system. I visited the main drinking water plant to investigate. I also visited an innovative electric power plant in downtown Philadelphia. There, new technologies for capturing waste heat increase power production efficiency. Proponents say it such equipment can triple power-plant efficiency, dramatically reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
- Listen to The Thirst for Safe Water, Part 1, broadcast on Living on Earth
- Listen to Energy Co-generation, broadcast on Living on Earth