{"product_id":"the-other-dark-matter-lina-zeldovich-9780226615578","title":"The Other Dark Matter: The Science and Business of Turning Waste Into Wealth and Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eGrossly ambitious and rooted in scientific scholarship, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Dark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e shows how human excrement can be a life-saving, money-making resource--if we make better use of it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The average person produces about four hundred pounds of excrement a year. More than seven billion people live on this planet. Holy crap! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because of the diseases it spreads, we have learned to distance ourselves from our waste, but the long line of engineering marvels we've created to do so--from Roman sewage systems and medieval latrines to the immense, computerized treatment plants we use today--has also done considerable damage to the earth's ecology. Now scientists tell us: we've been wasting our waste. When recycled correctly, this resource, cheap and widely available, can be converted into a sustainable energy source, act as an organic fertilizer, provide effective medicinal therapy for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In clear and engaging prose that draws on her extensive research and interviews, Lina Zeldovich documents the massive redistribution of nutrients and sanitation inequities across the globe. She profiles the pioneers of poop upcycling, from startups in African villages to innovators in American cities that convert sewage into fertilizer, biogas, crude oil, and even life-saving medicine. She breaks taboos surrounding sewage disposal and shows how hygienic waste repurposing can help battle climate change, reduce acid rain, and eliminate toxic algal blooms. Ultimately, she implores us to use our innate organic power for the greater good. Don't just sit there and let it go to waste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lina Zeldovich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022661557X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226615578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.30w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Lina Zeldovich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052376748287,"sku":"9780226615578","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5adef698-a315-4225-bc64-38634bc6fa24.jpg?v=1685018458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-other-dark-matter-lina-zeldovich-9780226615578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}