Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
More than eight million tons of sludge — the muddied, dry substance left behind after sewage is treated — is produced in the U.S. each year. No one knows exactly how harmful sludge may be, but some activists say it’s toxic. We examine how sludge is treated and regulated.
Guests
- Robert Hale Professor of Marine Science in the Department of Environmental and Aquatic Animal Health at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary.
- Laura Orlando Resource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES)
- Chris Peot Manager of Biosolids, Blue Plains Advanced Waste Water Treatment Plant, DC Water and Sewer Authority
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