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  • Human waste an asset to economy, environment, study finds

    Jul 8, 2019 9:45 am by Sharita ForrestResearch
    researchers Jeremy Guest, left, John Trimmer and Daniel Miller . Photo by Brian Stauffer

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    • researchers Jeremy Guest, left, John Trimmer and Daniel Miller . Photo by Brian Stauffer

    Human waste might be an unpleasant public health burden, but scientists at  Illinois see sanitation as a valuable facet of global ecosystems and an overlooked source of nutrients, organic material and water.