Sewage treatment

DIY: How to turn urine into fertilizer

A do-it-yourself kit turns urine into fertilizer for household plants and makes human waste less harmful to the environment.

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Is the Tijuana River Half Full, or Half Empty?

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Sludge-Eating Fish

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Recycling Sewage in Brazil

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Still a Few Bugs in the System

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Making the Most out of Wastewater

Betsy Bayha of member station KQED in San Francisco visits the northern California town of Arcata, where conventional secondary sewage treatment has been replaced by a specially designed marsh. Arcata officials say the new wetland area cleans the wastewater more cheaply than a conventional system, with the added benefit of being a wildlife sanctuary and […]