Would You Swim In Power Plant Wastewater?
Normally, the answer would be no. But in these very limited circumstances, at Iceland's Blue Lagoon, you can swim in geothermal power plant wastewater, and it's even healthy: although the marketing material doesn't usually mention it. Here's a story about geothermal energy, cheap heat, and how to keep some ducks warm.
Sources:
https://www.c40.org/case_studies/the-worlds-largest-geothermal-heating-system-saves-up-to-4m-tons-co2-annually
https://www.verkis.com/projects/utilities/water-supply-systems/nr/982
https://nea.is/geothermal/direct-utilization/heat-pumps/
https://icelandmag.is/article/nine-fascinating-facts-about-geothermal-energy-and-reykjavik
https://askjaenergy.com/iceland-renewable-energy-sources/geothermal-different-utilization/
https://nautholsvik.is/en/
https://perlan.is/about-perlan/
https://www.epa.gov/coalash/coal-ash-basics
Research on Blue Lagoon and a skin condition: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0738-081X(96)00099-5
Filmed safely: https://www.tomscott.com/safe/
I'm at https://tomscott.com
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Видео Would You Swim In Power Plant Wastewater? канала Tom Scott
Sources:
https://www.c40.org/case_studies/the-worlds-largest-geothermal-heating-system-saves-up-to-4m-tons-co2-annually
https://www.verkis.com/projects/utilities/water-supply-systems/nr/982
https://nea.is/geothermal/direct-utilization/heat-pumps/
https://icelandmag.is/article/nine-fascinating-facts-about-geothermal-energy-and-reykjavik
https://askjaenergy.com/iceland-renewable-energy-sources/geothermal-different-utilization/
https://nautholsvik.is/en/
https://perlan.is/about-perlan/
https://www.epa.gov/coalash/coal-ash-basics
Research on Blue Lagoon and a skin condition: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0738-081X(96)00099-5
Filmed safely: https://www.tomscott.com/safe/
I'm at https://tomscott.com
on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tomscott
on Facebook at https://facebook.com/tomscott
and on Instagram as tomscottgo
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