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14 billion litres of untreated wastewater is created each day in developing countries, but we don’t know where it all goes
To limit the spread of disease and reduce environmental pollution, human waste (excreta) needs to be safely contained and effectively treated.
Yet 4.2 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, lack access to safe sanitation.
- Jacqueline Thomas
- The Conversation
In developing countries, each person produces, on average, six …