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Fatbergs

Fatbergs are lurking in our sewers - big, gross & forcing raw sewage into rivers & homes.

10/28/2019

Great Lakes Now

Fatbergs

Clip: Season 1 Episode 7 | 8m 18sVideo has Closed Captions

Fatbergs are lurking in our sewers - big, gross & forcing raw sewage into rivers & homes.

One of the largest fatbergs ever found was in a suburban Detroit sewer line. A fatberg is a congealed mess of things people have put down their toilets, sinks and drains that should go in the garbage - think wipes, paper towels and hygiene products. What makes fatbergs such a problem is that if they get big enough, they clog the sewer lines, which can mean raw sewage backing up into basements.

10/28/2019

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