Human Waste Used by 200 Million Farmers, Study Says

Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

And it's a good thing, the report says—despite the health risks associated with the use of raw sewage to irrigate and fertilize nearly 49 million acres of cropland.

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