Iodine-131 is a radioactive form of iodine widely used in the medical field for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease. Trace amounts are present in waterways around the world as well as in our rivers; however, the drinking water levels pose no risk to public health, and here in Philadelphia the average levels are well below EPA limits.
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Join us at the March 7 Sixers vs. Celtics game and you’ll also be supporting science programming at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.
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Project Flow is a six-week summer program for rising 9th graders at public and private schools to explore water as artists, scientists, historians, and social activists.
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In the 19th century, Philadelphia made a valiant—albeit futile—attempt to implement land management practices to protect its drinking water quality.
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Attention artists: Enter now to participate in the third annual Art In The Open, an opportunity for artists to create their work along the banks of the Schuylkill River.
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2012 marks the bicentennial of the opening of the Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia’s claim to fame as the first large American city to provide safe water to its residents.
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Join the professional and student members of Engineers Without Borders at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center tonight, Dec. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as they present their international project work.
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Join us on Thursday, November 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center to learn about the planned stream restoration for Cobbs Creek, which will encompass approximately 8,000 linear feet of stream length.
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In case you missed last week’s presentation at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center (From Turbines To Tanks, a history of the Fairmount Aquarium by guest speaker Samantha Muka), here’s hard evidence that seals were once among the residents of the Water Works.
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It’s true—Philadelphia had one of the largest and most technologically advanced aquariums in the country. Opened in 1911, the Fairmount Aquarium exhibited local freshwater fishes, amphibians, reptiles, seals and sea lions.
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