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Nov. 18, 2011
Building A Better Toilet
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Toilets, as most of us know them, haven’t changed much since the 1800s--they use a lot of water, and require an infrastructure that many communities can’t afford. Ira Flatow and guests look at the problem of access to sanitation, and how engineers are making toilets better.
Gates Foundation video explaining the need for better sanitation. Courtesy American Standard. Daniel Yeh's NEWGenerator |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
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Rose George
Author: "The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters" (Metropolitan Books, 2008)
Leeds, United Kingdom -
Frank Rijsberman
Director of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, Washington -
Daniel Yeh
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida -
Jim McHale
Vice President, Engineering
American Standard Brands
Piscataway, New Jersey
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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
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