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Human waste / Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., book editor.

Contributor(s): Series: At issue. Environment.Publication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2012.Description: 96 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780737758962 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0737758961 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780737758979 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 073775897X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.72/88 23
LOC classification:
  • TD730 .H86 2012
Contents:
Human waste : an overview / Rose George, as told to Katharine Mieszkowski -- Sewage poses many health risks / American Rivers -- Biosolids are safe / US Environmental Protection Agency -- Biosolids are unsafe / Josh Harkinson -- Humanure can make sewage more manageable / Catherine Price -- Sewage should be regulated and used to irrigate crops around the world / Fred Pearce -- Biofuel can turn sewage wastewater into a power resource / Greg Breining -- Using human waste for energy is problematic / Una -- All diapers have an environmental impact / Michael McDonough -- Diapers are unnecessary / AP Online -- Human waste still divides castes in India / Andrew Buncombe -- Human waste disposal in the backcountry presents challenges / Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human waste : an overview / Rose George, as told to Katharine Mieszkowski -- Sewage poses many health risks / American Rivers -- Biosolids are safe / US Environmental Protection Agency -- Biosolids are unsafe / Josh Harkinson -- Humanure can make sewage more manageable / Catherine Price -- Sewage should be regulated and used to irrigate crops around the world / Fred Pearce -- Biofuel can turn sewage wastewater into a power resource / Greg Breining -- Using human waste for energy is problematic / Una -- All diapers have an environmental impact / Michael McDonough -- Diapers are unnecessary / AP Online -- Human waste still divides castes in India / Andrew Buncombe -- Human waste disposal in the backcountry presents challenges / Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

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