Knee Deep Plumbing has announced the expansion of its service offerings to include comprehensive sewer line services, ...

Development of sewers in 1920s Paris. As the city grew, its sewer system was also required to expand. Here further egg-shaped sewers are added. Courtesy of Ville de ...

It’s true–sewer problems can be an expensive headache. They come in many varieties: blockages, backups and leaks. Addressing repairs can be time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly. Landscape damage ...

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Sewer gas is a byproduct of the breakdown of natural human waste. It comprises a mixture of gases, including hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and more. The hydrogen sulfide in sewer gas is what gives it its ...

Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria escape from sewers into waterways and cause a disease outbreak? A new study examined the microbe-laden ''biofilms'' that cling to sewer walls, and even built a ...

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Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due ...