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The Wastewater Gardener: Preserving the Planet One Flush at a Time
Mark Nelson
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Description for The Wastewater Gardener: Preserving the Planet One Flush at a Time
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RNA; TQSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 182 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
Mark Nelson takes us on a global expedition to learn how we are wasting the world's dwindling supplies of fresh water by flushing away a very valuable resource, our own human wastes! A founding director of the Institute of Ecotechnics, Dr. Nelson has worked for several decades in closed ecological system research. As one of eight brave souls enclosed in the pioneering Biosphere 2 experiment, he realised how essential the proper re-use of human waste is to the health of the planet. This led to what Dr. Nelson calls a life-long love affair with constructed wetlands, where he discovered an ... Read more
Mark Nelson takes us on a global expedition to learn how we are wasting the world's dwindling supplies of fresh water by flushing away a very valuable resource, our own human wastes! A founding director of the Institute of Ecotechnics, Dr. Nelson has worked for several decades in closed ecological system research. As one of eight brave souls enclosed in the pioneering Biosphere 2 experiment, he realised how essential the proper re-use of human waste is to the health of the planet. This led to what Dr. Nelson calls a life-long love affair with constructed wetlands, where he discovered an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Synergetic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Santa Fe, NM, United States
ISBN
9780907791515
SKU
V9780907791515
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Ref
99-15
About Mark Nelson
Nelson was one of the eight-person crew in the 2 year closure experiment in Biosphere 2, 1991-93. He is Chairman of the Institute of Ecotechnics, and one of its founding directors and Associate Editor of Advances in Space Research journal. Head of Wastewater Gardens International and a vice-chair of the closed ecological system section of COSPAR (the Intl. Committee of ... Read more
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