Everyone's Poop

"Down the drain, off the brain" is how most people think about it, but human waste--or effluent, as the professionals call it--has a lot to tell us about how we live, what we eat, and who we are.

If sewerage is the cornerstone of civilization, then ours is a civilization in decline. Decades of neglect and postponed maintenance have left an estimated $500 billion in needed repairs and upgrades to wastewater pipelines and treatment plants nationwide. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: Sci/Tech, Living, Extra
Topics: Environment
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Dec 13, 2007 - 10:44 AM PST
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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by Jack Powers - Oct. 1, 2008

Long, well-written article that people who like to understand how things work will enjoy (and the squeamish might better skip). It (gently) makes the point that modern civilization is based on infrastructure that we don't often think about.

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