Flushed with success
The chemists at the heart of the urban water cycle
‘A lot of people, when I tell them about my job, they go “Eeew, you work in the sewage works?”,’ laughs Karen Farr, Northumbrian Water’s technical support advisor for wastewater quality. ‘I don’t think people think about what happens after they flush the toilet – out of sight, out of mind. It really is such a complex, fascinating process.’