Sewage

Researchers also found spikes in fentanyl and amphetamines by examining the town's sewage.

Homes in North Carolina and other East Coast states could be swamped with sewage, potentially bringing pathogens causing typhoid, cholera and dysentery.

Viruses that cause sickness in humans can attach to microplastics, remaining infectious for much longer than they would otherwise.

The beaches have been temporarily closed for swimming after two to four million gallons of untreated sewage was discharged into the Dominguez Channel.

Government to investigate whether racial bias played a factor in majority-Black Lowndes County's wastewater issues.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn confirmed that a "larger spill" was prevented by the facility from Sunday through to Monday.

Texas beaches were worse than the national average, with 82 percent of its 220 beaches listed as "potentially unsafe" on at least one day last year.

"Sewerage fountain explosion. Careful driving around Lawrence Ave between Talman and Washtenaw. This has been going on and off for sometime," said one Chicago resident.

Scientists found a large hole in a pipe running from a couple's toilet.

"A scary situation, especially sitting at the bottom of a septic tank and you don't know that anybody's coming to get you," said paramedic Nick Wettlaufer.

The advisory warned residents not to swim, fish or boat in the affected area.

The men were sent into the 30-foot tank in New Delhi with no safety equipment.

Globs of fat, food scraps, napkins, condoms, human waste and grease are just some of the ingredients often found in fatbergs.

The Big Apple is home to more than 8.5 million people who create an enormous amount of poo—and some of this waste is causing a major stink 900 miles away, in Alabama.

Philadelphia University designed anti-microbial unisuits to protect athletes from contaminated water.

The study identified households where sewage was being misdirected into waterways.