SEWAGE
China is Using Mass Pee and Poo Surveillance to Police Illegal Drug Use
Police in dozens of Chinese cities are sifting through human waste to track narcotics rings and drug programs.
News of Zealand: New TPP Agreement is Going Ahead
Plus Kiwis scammed out of $10 million, botoxed camels, and a lot of shit in the water.
Surfers Gulp So Much Poo-Laced Seawater That They’re Carrying Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli
A study from the UK shows, yet again, how our antibiotics are failing. That, and British beaches are gross.
Literal Shit Exploded Out of a Water Fountain at the EPA
Employees said sewage was "covering the floors" of the headquarters in DC.
London Restaurants Have Created a ‘Monster Fatberg' Under the City
“This fatberg is up there with the biggest we’ve ever seen. It’s a total monster and taking a lot of manpower and machinery to remove as it’s set hard.”
Scientists Used Cellphones and Sewage to Pinpoint Neighborhoods With Drug Users
But their findings bring up surveillance and privacy concerns.
The Real Reason the Government Drug Tested Your Sewage
In certain parts of Australia, data on drug usage is to be leveraged against the poor.
The Plan to Test Cities’ Sewage for Drugs Is a New Form of Mass Surveillance
Scientists are testing feces and urine in wastewater to find trends in illegal drug use, but their work could lead to a privacy violation.
Last Year Billions of Litres of Shit Entered Canada’s Waterways
Climate change, obviously, is to blame.
Photos of the Things People Have Flushed Down the Toilet
Hammers, toothbrushes, and false sets of teeth—it all ends up in the same place.