Nature provides valuable sanitation services, says study
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Nature’s role is difficult to quantify, say researchers
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Nature’s role is difficult to quantify, say researchers
Should disposal of human waste be allowed into nature or modern engineering solutions of waste water treatment plant? A global multi-city study claims ‘Nature’ can (and does) take the role of sanitation infrastructure and strengthening natural sanitation ecosystem services may be more cost effective than equivalent investments in engineered sanitation infrastructure.
“While we are not marginalizing the vital role of engineered infrastructures, we believe a better understanding of how the engineered and natural infrastructures interact is a promising topic for further research and may allow adaptive design and management, reducing costs, and improving effectiveness and sustainability,” said researchers after studying disposal systems in 48 cities across the globe.