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Sewage: Links

Where does your poop go when you flush the toilet? That's a good question! Find out the answer at Australia's Curious Kids site.

Take an interactive tour of a sewage treatment facility. You'll see both animations and real photos of each step in the process of treating sewage.

Wonderopolis is a great site that answers kids' questions. Take a look at this page featuring “How does a wastewater treatment plant work?” Try the quiz too.

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If you don't live in a city, sewage may be handled by a septic system. Check out this interactive presentation to see how septic systems work.

Why does sewage matter anyway? The United States Geological Survey explains why wastewater treatment is so important and invites you to explore how physics, biology and technology combine in a process that allows wastewater to return to the environment.

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Sewer Facts for Kids and Sewage Treatment Facts for Kids include photos of sewers and sewage treatment processes from around the world.

From the United Kingdom, InsideWater: The Sewage Treatment Process explains the process of sewage treatment in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

Don't Flush That! Take a look at this science experiment that demonstrates exactly why paper towels, wipes, and napkins do not belong in the sewage cycle. Then watch this fun music video and share it with your family and classmates.

What can be done with treated wastewater? It can be used to keep golf courses green, to fight fires, and to cool equipment in factories. Learn more about reclaimed wastewater.

The Story of Drinking Water, a presentation for kids from the American Water Works Association, explores where water comes from and the process of treating water for human use.

See how the big city of London takes sewage from 3.4 million people and processes it into water clean enough to return to the Thames River.

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Watch a group of 5th graders on a field trip to a sewage treatment plant in Massachusetts.

For a more detailed look at the process of urban sewage treatment, follow this 3D virtual tour that takes you through primary, secondary, and advanced treatments as well as biosolids recovery.

Think you might like to be a wastewater engineer? Find out more about what these specialists do to keep our environment healthy.

You can learn more about related topics at the Science Trek pages for water, body waste, and garbage.

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