sewage

San Diego County to examine how sewage from Mexico sickens people north of the border

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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The County of San Diego is set to gather data to determine the health impacts on residents who are exposed to airborne contaminants originating from untreated sewage that flows in from Mexico. A study conducted by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UC San Diego has determined that sewage-born bacteria … Read more

Bather, beware: British beaches and rivers have a sewage problem. It has seeped into election talk

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Endurance swimmer Joan Fennelly is undaunted by frigid water and long distances, swimming year-round in the wild. But she takes extra precautions in her own backyard. The River Thames is one of Britain’s many waterways contaminated with sewage and agricultural pollution. “If it looks right, if its smells right, I’ll go in,” Fennelly said. Britain … Read more