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The reason you should not put grease on the toilet
Many people have the habit of pouring leftovers after cooking into the toilet to keep the kitchen clean and odorless.
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Articles about Sanitation
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Archeology
Discover 900-year-old mummy in Peru
Sanitation workers in Peru discovered a mummy dating back more than 900 years, contained inside a cardboard box.
Space science
Russia is about to open a super-$ 450 million hotel in space
According to the Daily Star, the hotel will also have a medical station, sanitation, a lounge area and fitness equipment.
Space science
There will be a 'vegetable garden' on the ISS station
On July 6, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) embarked on a new phase in a named experiment.
History
The death of three US presidents could be related to water
Three American presidents William Henry Harrison, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor all died in suspicious circumstances, involving drinking water in the White House.
Environment
Guidelines for water treatment and sanitation during the flood season
After floods and storms, many kinds of diseases such as cholera, dysentery, typhoid ... often occur due to polluted environment and water sources.
Environment
Places with the most expensive clean water in the world
Lack of cheap clean water is one of the biggest barriers preventing people from escaping poverty and disease. In Papua New Guinea, the poor have to spend more than 50% t…
Environment
Most countries in Asia-Pacific will suffer from water shortages
A recent joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia-Pacific Regional Water Forum (APWF) shows that more than 75% of countries in this region are experi…
Environment
AusAID grants clean water to poor people in the Mekong Delta
On June 20, CARE International in Vietnam in collaboration with the People's Committee of Soc Trang Province summarized the Project 'Choice and ownership of rural clean…
Environment
More than 1.3 million euros to improve clean water in Bac Kan
More than 1.3 million euros is the total funding that the European Support Fund (European Union) sponsors the project by the French Red Cross.
Environment
'Heated' rural waste
Rural sanitation, especially rural waste is becoming increasingly urgent ...
Environment
Environmental sanitation project in the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe basin: There is no plan to accelerate construction progress
On March 1, HCMC Environmental Hygiene Project Management Unit of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe basin (Management Board) stated that, before Dinh Hoi Tet, the contractor of the 7…
Environment
Garbage ... attractive
There have been at least six investment projects with a registered capital of about US $ 200 million and nearly VND 300 billion in the field of domestic waste treatment…
Environment
Every year 1.8 million children die from lack of clean water
Each year, 1.8 million children worldwide die from a lack of clean water and poor sanitation, a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). According to UND…
Videos
Video: The mountain of fat loosely over the blue whale sealed the London sewer
Sanitation workers discovered a mountain of 130 tons of fat, tightly sealing a sewer pipe in London, England.