Please don't flush your drugs, and other underwater worries

FromWhat About Water? with Jay Famiglietti

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Please don't flush your drugs, and other underwater worries

FromWhat About Water? with Jay Famiglietti

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Nov 17, 2019

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Karen Kidd takes us underwater, metaphorically speaking. She tells us how pharmaceuticals, birth control and mercury affect fish and aquatic life — and how they got there in the first place.

Released:

Nov 17, 2019

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

"What About Water" connects water science with the stories that bring about solutions, adaptations & actions for the world's water realities. Hosted by Jay Famiglietti and presented by the Global Institute for Water Security and The Walrus Lab. Formerly known as "Let's Talk About Water".

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Zoning in on water shortages in California: Guest Newsha Ajami of Stanford's Water in the West program by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Big bad Texas storms and more: Guest Bridget Scanlon live recording by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Please don't flush your drugs, and other underwater worries: Guest Karen Kidd, biology professor at McMaster University by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
20 min listen
California Drying, California Burning: Why the Absence of Water Fuels U.S. Mega-Wildfires by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
30 min listen
COVID-19 and Our Water Supply: What is the impact of COVID-19 on our water supply? As we learn on the Season 2 debut of "Let's Talk About Water" scientists' initial fears the virus could be a waterborne as well as airborne have lessened. But as it has in just about every... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
32 min listen
Water, peace and the Middle East: Part 1: Guest Gidon Bromberg of EcoPeace Middle East by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
26 min listen
Trailer: The future of water and why you should care by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Brother Ocean, Sister Lake: Why Water Deserves Respect and Human Rights: Dr. Kelsey Leonard, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo and member of the Shinnecock Nation, discusses how Indigenous views on the personhood of water can save that water. More and more bodies of water around the world are being... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
26 min listen
Water, peace and the Middle East: Part 2: Guest Gidon Bromberg of EcoPeace Middle East by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
29 min listen
How Environmental Racism Pollutes Marginalized Communities: Dr. Ingrid Waldron is a sociology professor at Dalhousie University who argues that African Nova Scotian and Indigenous communities are victims of environmental racism, forced to drink tainted water, breathe polluted air and live next to waste dumps.... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
27 min listen
Bide(n) time for America’s Water Resources with Peter Gleick: Dr. Peter Gleick, co-founder and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, believes Joe Biden could be the man to save American water policy, which has been foundering under Donald Trump. In his co-authored policy brief, Water Recommendations to... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
27 min listen
Want to handle floods? Leave it to the Dutch.: Guest Henk Ovink, Netherlands' first-ever Special Envoy for International Water Affairs by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
32 min listen
Calling out scientists for not helping water-troubled communities: Guests Gary Carriere and Graham Strickert by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
26 min listen
Big Bottled Water Battle: Ian James Part 1: Arizona Republic environmental reporter Ian James talks Nestle, and travelling the world to chronicle farming conflict by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
22 min listen
Liquid Assets: Water on Wall Street: How the Free Market is Changing Water Security by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
30 min listen
Season 2 Trailer: This season, host Jay Famiglietti sits down with some of the world's leading experts to once again talk about water and learns why some marginalized communities are denied safe water access, how flooding and droughts may end up forcing billions of... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Plastics Are Forever: In Our Water and in Our Bodies by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
24 min listen
Pained communities, dry wells in Arizona: Ian James Part 2: Environmental reporter Ian James on his series "Arizona's Next Water Crisis" by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
24 min listen
Towards a Greener, Better World with Jeffrey Sachs: A New Mindset for a New Millenium by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
28 min listen
The Great Climate Migration with Abrahm Lustgarten: Abrahm Lustgarten, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated environmental reporter, talks to us about climate migration, one of climate change's biggest looming threats. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and ever-increasing natural disasters are forcing... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
27 min listen
Climate Change Hope with Katharine Hayhoe: On this episode: Katharine Hayhoe’s new book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, is a practical and compassionate guide for talking about climate change across differences. Combining her research with... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
28 min listen
Groundwater: 'Go Deep or Go Dry’ is Unsustainable: Debra Perrone, Assistant Professor UC Santa Barbara, discusses the dwindling groundwater supply affecting 12 million US wells caused by global warming and over-consumption. The world relies on groundwater, which is getting harder and harder to... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
28 min listen
'Portfolios will tank': Mindy Lubber, money and water: We’re already reaping the financial repercussions of climate change. projects that by 2040, roughly $78 trillion, equivalent to about 57% of the world’s current GDP, will be exposed to flooding. On this episode of What About Water? we ask the... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
26 min listen
Broken Promises, New Solutions: A First Nations-led Approach to End Water Advisories in Canada by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
27 min listen
Towards a Better World with Jeffrey Sachs: Director's Cut: A Let's Talk About Water Special by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
43 min listen
Growing Food in Dry Times: Drought in the West: It’s no surprise growing food uses lots of water. One cow needs anywhere from 3 to 30 L of water a day. It takes 3200 L of water to grow one pound of lentils. In this episode we ask, what do we do when there's not enough water to feed our food? Here... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
25 min listen
From building rockets to top U.S. water diplomat: Guest Aaron Salzberg has worked on spacecraft and studied cancer. Water is his biggest challenge yet. by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
31 min listen
Oh crap! COVID-19 In Our Wastewater?! (Bonus Episode): Join us as some of Canada's leading water scientists and experts discuss how testing wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 can help us detect emerging community outbreaks. It's a dirty subject that is saving lives. by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
23 min listen
Slippery Slopes: Canadian Recreation Meets Climate Change: This week climatologist Micah Hewer and economist Pat Lloyd-Smith tell Jay about the good, the bad, and the ugly effects of global warming on Canada's outdoor recreation sector. On the bad side of the ledger: shorter downhill skiing and skating... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
32 min listen
The Cost of Climate Migration (Bonus Episode): Climate change has a price. In this bonus episode (recorded on Earth Day) our host Dr. Jay Famiglietti has a live virtual roundtable with three experts - Abrahm Lustgarten, Robin Bronen, and Jesse Keenan - each with a unique perspective on this... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
33 min listen

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Drilling Deeper Won't Fix This: People in the lower Colorado River basin are now witnessing drastic cuts to their river water allotments. In many cases, developers find alternate sources of water by drilling well into underground aquifers. But in places like Pinal County, Arizona,... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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The Colorado River's Alfalfa Problem: The meat and dairy industries are some of the biggest water users in the American West, thanks to one of cows' favorite foods – alfalfa. As aridification continues across the American southwest, water is becoming far more scarce on the Colorado... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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World Water Day 2023 with Autumn Peltier: When Autumn Peltier was eight, she learned the tap water on a neighbouring reserve wasn’t safe to drink, or even to use for hand-washing. That injustice triggered her decade-long advocacy campaign for safe drinking water. She made headlines as a 12... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Will Sarni: Can We Tech Our Way Out of Wicked Water Problems?: Can we really “tech” our way out of freshwater shortages, scarcity, and pollution? In our Season 4 finale, we’re asking the big question of the season – will new water technology be enough to solve wicked water problems? Will Sarni joins Jay... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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What Lurks Beneath: How Robots Can Save City Plumbing with Vanessa Speight: In this episode, we’re going underground, undersea and into your water and sewer pipelines with science fiction’s favorite problem-solvers…robots! Jay sits down with Vanessa Speight, a professor of Integrated Water Systems at the University of... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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An AI Fix for Aging Water Systems with Seyi Fabode: On this episode of What About Water? an entrepreneur in Austin, Texas turns his dishwasher sensor into a tech startup that’s feeding water utilities snapshots of their water quality in real time. Jay sits down with Seyi Fabode, the CEO and... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Chemical Cocktails: What’s in our Groundwater? with John Cherry: If it’s not stuck in glaciers or polar ice, 99 per cent of the world’s freshwater is groundwater. Water underground supplies nearly half of the world’s drinking water. But what happens when dangerous chemicals and waste – polyfluoroalkyl... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Dirty Laundry: Water and the World of Fast Fashion: Call the fashion police! In this special holiday edition of What About Water? we dive into the apparel industry’s dirty secret: its water use. Behind oil and gas, fashion is the single most polluting industry on the planet. It accounts for 8 per... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Into Thin Air: A Smarter Way to Water Crops, with A.J. Purdy: How can we measure water when it disappears into thin air? On this episode of What About Water? we’re looking at evapotranspiration, or “ET” for short. It’s the combination of water evaporating from the soil, combined with the measure of water... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Submerged: Indigenous Communities and Mega-Hydro Projects by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Field Smarts: Protecting Farmers’ Wallets and Our Water, with Bruno Basso: It’s estimated that by 2050, we’ll have over 9 billion people on earth. To feed everyone, we will need to produce 60 per cent more food - and we'll need to grow it using less water. On this episode of What About Water? we’re looking at new... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Under the Sea: Hidden Freshwater Reserves with Brandon Dugan: By 2025, experts predict over half the world’s population will live in water-stressed areas. With a number of our freshwater resources on land receding, is it time to look to the ocean - or, rather, underneath it for fresh water? Jay sits down with... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Running Dry: Nik Kowsar on Iranian Censorship and Water Scarcity: For Nik Kowsar, civil unrest in Iran is not new. As a geologist and journalist, he's been sounding the alarm about water shortages and censorship in his home country for decades. After being arrested and jailed for one of his cartoons and receiving... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Don't Mess With the Data: Virginia Burkett on Louisiana's Vanishing Coastline: In the first episode of our fourth season, Jay sits down with renowned scientist and IPCC author, Virginia Burkett, to talk about technology, its pitfalls and its promises for a water-secure future. Burkett is the Chief Scientist for Climate... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Season 4 Trailer: Our planet is in crisis. When it comes to water, there are many promising solutions. But in a world full of new technologies, what innovations should we pay attention to? And will they be enough? On Season 4 of What About Water? we're diving... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Can Peace and Prosperity Flow from Water?: What happens when tensions over water reach their boiling point? In our final bonus episode of the summer season, we explore the causes of water conflicts and what we can do to stop them. We start with the Middle East, a water-scarce region where... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Engineering a New Water World: In our third bonus episode of the summer season, we look back at the innovative ways people are sourcing their freshwater, from building home water systems on the Navajo Nation to engineering a state of the art wastewater treatment facility in Orange... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Going to Extremes: Heat, Water Scarcity and Food: From farmer’s fields to the high arctic, from your morning cup of coffee to a glass of wine – everything we eat and drink depends on water. In the second episode of our summer mini season, we draw from our past interviews about water scarcity and... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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At Its Essence: What Indigenous Teachings Tell us About Water: In our first mini-episode of the summer season, we turn to three guests from our past seasons to explore Indigenous ways of knowing, and to look more closely at the sacred nature of water -- how various people understand it, conserve it and co-exist... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
14 min listen
Summer Season Trailer (Bonus Episodes): This summer on What About Water? we bring you some of our most compelling interviews from the past three seasons. We're releasing four mini episodes spanning four different themes that continue to resonate in the world of water. This special... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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The Girl Who Wanted To Swim: Tackling Sewage At The Source: On our final episode of Season 3, we hear how a 6th grade science fair project led to receiving the Order of Nova Scotia for youth environmentalist and clean water advocate, Stella Bowles. At just 11 years old, Stella learned about the 600 straight... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Water Pipes to Water Rights: Protecting Water with Newsha Ajami and Carolina Vilches: This week on What About Water?, we look at water infrastructure – from broken water pipes across America to the redistribution of water rights in Chilé – and what role governments play in fixing the systems that distribute our water. Newsha... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Good To The Last Drop? Coffee & Climate with Aaron Davis: Coffee is one of the most widely-consumed beverages in the world. But with climate change threatening the world's two main coffee species, will that change? Coffee scientist and researcher Dr. Aaron Davis says even with rising temperatures, and more... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Tasha Beeds: Walking With Water: On this episode of What About Water? we’re learning from traditional knowledge. Jay sits down with Tasha Beeds, a grassroots Indigenous academic and Water Walker. She takes us through the origins of Water Walking - an Indigenous... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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The Sea Also Rises: On this episode of What About Water? we take a look at the state of our rising seas from space, and learn what coastal communities on the ground are doing to adapt. Jay speaks with long-time colleague Dr. Steve Nerem, a principal investigator on... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Debunking 'Toilet to Tap', with Mike Markus: With climate change threatening freshwater sources, water demand across the globe is likely to increase by 20 - 30% between now and 2050. In this episode, we’re looking at two promising solutions to create clean drinking water from surprising... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Boiling Point: Water, Borders and Conflict with Aaron Wolf: Transboundary waters - the rivers, lakes, and aquifers shared by two or more countries - are found in 153 of the world’s 192 countries. They account for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. As a critical component of our survival,... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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'Portfolios will tank': Mindy Lubber, money and water: We’re already reaping the financial repercussions of climate change. projects that by 2040, roughly $78 trillion, equivalent to about 57% of the world’s current GDP, will be exposed to flooding. On this episode of What About Water? we ask the... by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
26 min listen
Replenishing a Broken Water Cycle with Sandra Postel by What About Water? with Jay Famiglietti
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Please don't flush your drugs, and other underwater worries

Please don't flush your drugs, and other underwater worries

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Titles in the series (63)

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