Microbial Machines: Experiments with Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in India

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Kelly D. Alley

Microbial Machines

Experiments with Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in India

Kelly D. Alley

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University of California Press
01 August 2023

Politics & government; Microbiology (non-medical); Conservation of the environment; Waste treatment & disposal; Water supply & treatment

Around 2004, members of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, science institutes, and private companies throughout India began brainstorming and then experimenting with small-scale treatment systems that could produce usable water from wastewater. Through detailed case studies, Microbial Machines describes how residents, workers, and scientists interact with technology, science, and engineering during the processes of treatment and reuse. Using a human-machine-microbe framework, Kelly Alley explores the ways that people's sensory perceptions of water—including disgust—are dynamic and how people use machines and microbes to digest wastewater. A better understanding of how the human and nonhuman interact in these processes will enable people to generate more effective methods for treating and reusing wastewater. While decentralized wastewater treatment systems may not be a perfect solution, they alleviate resource stress in regions that are particularly hard hit by climate change. These case studies have broad relevance for solving similar problems in many other places around the world.

By: Kelly D. Alley
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520394308
ISBN 10: 0520394305
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Sanitation and Institutional Complexity 2. Inventing Bioreactors 3. Double Burdens 4. Horticultural, Partial, and Off-Grid Reuse 5. Closed Loops and Emerging Reuse 6. Pretend Machines 7. Conclusions Glossary Notes References Index

Kelly D. Alley is Alma Holladay Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Auburn University and Associate Editor of Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water (WIREs Water).