sewage
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A Colossal ‘Fatberg’ Clogging London’s Sewer Is Ten Times Bigger Than The Last One
Image: Thames Water A so-called “fatberg” — a tightly congealed mass of fat, wet wipes, diapers, and condoms — is blocking a section of London’s Victorian-era sewage network. It could take weeks for utility crews to remove the horrific mass, which, if not removed, could cause raw sewage to spill onto London’s streets.
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Chicago Was Raised Over 1.2m In The 19th Century To Build Its Sewer
In the middle of the 19th century, Chicago embarked on a quest to literally lift itself out of the mud. Water couldn’t drain from the low-lying city, so its streets became impassable swamps. The most reasonable solution, Chicago decided, was just to raise the whole goddamn city by 1.2m to 4.3m.
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Finally, A Way To Remove And Reuse Valuable Particles From Wastewater
When you flush the toilet, you’re sending a lot of bad stuff into the sewer. But what you might not realise is that you’re flushing away a lot of good stuff, too. That’s why a team of German scientists have developed a method for recovering those valuable particles.
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Ecstasy In London? Heroin In Zagreb? The Answer Is Found In The Sewers
Drug users might be less than forthright about their illicit habits — but they all have to pee. With that in mind, scientists are drug-testing entire sewer systems to study just how popular illegal drugs have become.