Tracking wastewater's path to wells, groundwater

(American Society of Agronomy) We often 'flush it and forget it' when it comes to waste from toilets and sinks. However, it's important to be able to track this wastewater to ensure it doesn't end up in unwanted places. Tracing where this water ends up is hard to measure: What's something found in all wastewater that will allow us to account for all of it? The answer, of all things, is artificial sweeteners.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 24, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news