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Is it really a waste? Or can we treat it as a resource - Zhen He

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We now treat half the world’s wastewater – and we can make inroads into the other half

Humans flush away vast amounts of water every day. When managed correctly, this wastewater is collected and undergoes treatment to remove pollutants that can otherwise threaten human and environmental health. In my latest research I estimated that more than 50% of the world’s domestic and manufacturing wastewater now follows this pathway, rather than the previous estimates of just 20%.

While this sounds like good news, it comes with a caveat. Treatment rates vary drastically across the world, and are especially low in many developing countries. An estimated 4.2 billion people lack access to safe sanitation and there are around 829,000 deaths from diarrhoea attributed to unsafe water…

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 We now treat half the world’s wastewater – and we can make inroads into the other half

Humans flush away vast amounts of water every day. When managed correctly, this wastewater is collected and undergoes treatment to remove pollutants that can otherwise threaten human and environmental health. In my latest research I estimated that more than 50% of the world’s domestic and manufacturing wastewater now follows this pathway, rather than the previous estimates of just 20%.

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National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association

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WaterWorld

WaterWorld Magazine is dedicated to delivering up-to-date information on technology, products and trends in the municipal water and wastewater industry.

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