Environmental Science
8 years ago

Toxic Sewage Floods Threaten Urban Health, Demand Urgent Action

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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Storm Water and Combined Sewage Overflows
Samuel A. Greeley, Paul E. Langdon

Paper Summary

The article discusses ways to reduce pollution caused by rainstorms in older cities with combined sewer systems. The main goal is to prevent overflows by using intercepting sewers and treating the excess flow. By constructing new separate sanitary sewer systems, combined sewage overflows can be eliminated.

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