The emerging field of sewage chemical-information mining is taking advantage of a readily available yet underappreciated resource: the untreated waste flowing under our feet and the biosolids remaining after treatment. It turns out that sewage and sewage sludge hold a wealth of data on chemical consumption and exposure, and potentially even the health status of whole communities.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/pipe-dreams-tapping-health-information-our-sewers
[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/124/5/ehp.124-A86.alt.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/carrie-arnold
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastewater-treatment
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs