The Secret Science of Sewage

Movie·2021·0h 59m

The Secret Science of Sewage

Country

United Kingdom

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// overview

The Story

Dr George McGavin and Dr Zoe Laughlin set up base camp at one of the UK's biggest sewage works to investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in human waste. Teaming up with world-class scientists, they search for biological entities in sewage with potentially lifesaving medical properties, find out how pee can generate electricity, how gas from poo can fuel a car and how nutrients in waste can help solve the soil crisis. They follow each stage of the sewage treatment process, revealing what the stuff we flush can tell us about how we live today, and the mindboggling biotechnology being harnessed to clean it, making the wastewater safe enough to return to the environment.

Producer

Harry Bell, Ruth Mulcahy

Editor

Christopher Pitbladdo

Themes

green energybiochemistmechanical engineeringbacteriarenewable energyrecyclable materialssewage

Production House

Tern TV
BBC

Audience Score

80%

2 votes

Skip6%
Timepass14%
Go for it36%
Perfection44%

Where to watch

Region: CA

Free

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// cast

Cast

George McGavin

George McGavin

Self - Presenter

Zoe Laughlin

Zoe Laughlin

Self - Presenter

// crew

Crew

Harry Bell

Executive Producer

Craig Collinson

Director, Writer

Ruth Mulcahy

Producer

Christopher Pitbladdo

Editor

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