Where Does Tufts’ Water Come From?
Tufts students and a water sanitation expert talk about the quality of the university’s water and what makes it possible
We don’t think about it much, but it’s essential for life, and a lot goes into it—and comes out of it.
From crispness to coldness to speed of flow, Tufts students talk about their favorite places on campus to get drinking water.
Tying it all together is water sanitation expert Daniele Lantagne of the Feinstein International Center at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
From adding chlorine and fluoride to filtering out particles, Lantagne breaks down the many steps of the process that brings clean water to our homes, and sheds light on the importance of this basic need.
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