CHAPTER ONE Poop A Smelly Solution 4 CHAPTER TWO Poop through the Ages 12 CHAPTER THREE Dung Digesters 18 CHAPTER FOUR Bathroom Breakthroughs 26 CHAPTER FIVE The Power of Poo 34 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Online Resources 47 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 CONTENTS
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POOP A SMELLY SOLUTION Leroy Mwasaru lives in Kenya Africa his school needed a new building When he was in high school in 2012 Workers started building it But then there was a problem The dorm was being built on a location that had pit-style toilets Tractors started digging Sewage or organic waste leaked into a nearby stream It was the only source of drinking water for Leroy’s community Now the stream was contaminated Many places in Kenya use bioreactors as a way to reuse human and animal waste
