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A sewer pipe that could detect what’s passing through it would actually have all kinds of practical uses! I wonder how feasible it would be to embed chemical s
by scribu 9y ago
A sewer pipe that could detect what’s passing through it would actually have all kinds of practical uses!
I wonder how feasible it would be to embed chemical sensors into such an environment.
- toomanybeersies 9y agoGovernments sometimes analyse waste water for drugs and drug metabolites. You can't pinpoint specific houses' drug use, but you get get trends and general population data.
- krtkush 9y agoRelevant - http://www.dw.com/en/austrian-woman-poisons-local-water-treatment-plant-with-mercury-laced-remedy-from-india/a-42771257 http://www.dw.com/en/austrian-woman-poisons-local-water-trea...
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoTargeting action on drugs by monitoring sewerage plants is some sort of genius.