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Drought: washing the streets, watering the gardens... what if we reused our wastewater?

2022-08-02T04:23:06.272Z


Is it really necessary to flush the toilet with drinking water? Today, less than 1% of wastewater is reused. So


The emblematic bonnotte, a tasty little potato from Noirmoutier, is washed down with water from our toilets or our washing machines.

The Vendée island, which is chronically dry, has set up a system for cleaning its wastewater to continue cultivating.

Collateral benefits, this makes it possible "to avoid reducing the quality of shellfish farming waters (shellfish

farming

) with the discharge of effluents", explains Julie Mendret, teacher-researcher specializing in water sciences and techniques at the European Membrane Institute.

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Source: leparis

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