Tag: sewage
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Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers
Ashley Smith and Peter Hammond by the River Windrush in Oxfordshire. Photograph: Sam Frost/The Guardian A tide of effluent, broken laws and ruthless cuts is devastating the nation’s waterways. An academic and a detective have dredged up the truth of how it was allowed to happen – but will anything be done? Peter Hammond’s house…
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From flush to faucet: More places look to turn sewage into tap water
Photo: Wastewater is forced through microscopic holes in tightly wrapped membranes wound in these fiberglass vessels during the reverse osmosis stage of purification at Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System. Other communities around the state and country may soon emulate the Southern California county’s practice of recycling all of its wastewater. Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline After an Orange…
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Sewage to sustenance: making reclaimed water ready for crops
A simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals Plant materials that would otherwise become trash may be the key to solving two big problems: diminishing freshwater supplies for farms and diminishing effectiveness of antibiotics. On average, agriculture accounts for 70% of global freshwater use. In California, which produces nearly half of all U.S.-grown fruits, nuts,…
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Nearly two-thirds believe water company bosses should face prison over serious incidents of pollution
Exclusive YouGov Poll Most people believe that jail sentences are a fitting punishment for water bosses when their companies are responsible for major pollution spills in our rivers, waterways and shores. The strength of public feeling is revealed by an exclusive YouGov poll commissioned by Good Law Project. The polling of 2,112 people across Great…
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From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor
Merging art, science and activism, two women are on a mission to save one of the city’s biggest and most polluted rivers By Kim Harrisberg JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) A river filled with sewage, broken TVs, dead dogs and used needles or a clean, bird-luring oasis lined with indigenous plants? Most people could…
