Sewage

As the Ebola epidemic peaks, new challenges are emerging in Liberia

Now that Ebola is subsiding, the question is what to do with contaminated sewage

Disposing of millions of tons of potentially Ebola infected human sewage is no easy task. But Liberia has is attempting its own solution.

Now that Ebola is subsiding, the question is what to do with contaminated sewage
One of a fleet of trucks in the Bangalore area that brings untreated sewage from homes to farms, to be used as fertilizer.

Recycled lunch: Using human waste to grow food, and fight climate change

Recycled lunch: Using human waste to grow food, and fight climate change

Waste Not-Composting Toilets in Haiti

Waste Not-Composting Toilets in Haiti

Turning Waste to Fertilizer -- Humanure

Turning Waste to Fertilizer -- Humanure
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From Toilet to Tap

From Toilet to Tap
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Problems Underground

America's sewers are aging and unable to keep up with the amount of sewage and water put in them.

Problems Underground

Following the Toxic Trail

Living on Earth tours one of the most toxic neighborhoods in the Bay Area: Bayview Hunters Point, home to two power plants, a sewage treatment facility, and a Superfund site.

Following the Toxic Trail
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California Sludge

California Sludge

Sludge

Sludge
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Toilet to Tap

Toilet to Tap
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Is the Tijuana River Half Full, or Half Empty?

Is the Tijuana River Half Full, or Half Empty?
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Sludge-Eating Fish

Sludge-Eating Fish
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Recycling Sewage in Brazil

Recycling Sewage in Brazil
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Still a Few Bugs in the System

Still a Few Bugs in the System