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Sewage spills highlight the urgent need to upgrade the UK’s ageing sewer network. Jory Mundy/Alamy

March 14, 2024

Eight ways to overhaul the UK’s inadequate sewer system

William Perry, Cardiff University

The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.

With many CIPP repairs, this isn’t just steam. Andrew Whelton/Purdue University

January 23, 2023

Cheap sewer pipe repairs can push toxic fumes into homes and schools – here’s how to lower the risk

Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University

A wave of infrastructure projects is coming as federal funds pour in. Cities and everyone in them needs to know the risks from the cheapest, most popular repair method and how to avoid harm.

Whether a wastewater sample is taken at the street level or a treatment plant affects the size of the group of people it represents. University of Louisville

October 31, 2022

Who sees what you flush? Wastewater surveillance for public health is on the rise, but a new survey reveals many US adults are still unaware

Rochelle H. Holm, University of Louisville

Public health officials monitor sewage in local communities to track COVID, polio, flu and more. But no one asks the people being monitored for their permission – raising some questions and concerns.

The River Thames is one of the cleanest major world rivers. Pxfuel

April 21, 2022

From ‘biologically dead’ to chart‑toppingly clean: how the Thames made an extraordinary recovery over 60 years

Veronica Edmonds-Brown, University of Hertfordshire

Cleaning and reoxygenating the river Thames has helped its biodiversity surge, but there’s still more to be done to make it healthy.

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