Sewage, collected from household septic tanks, is deposited in the Lagos lagoon
Lagos sanitation troubles —
Sewage, collected from household septic tanks, is deposited in the Lagos lagoon
Water intended for domestic use is carried through a choatic network of pipes, many passing through the same open drainages into which sewage is dumped. Cracks in water pipes can lead to contamination of drinking water, says microbiologist Olatunbosun Obayomi.
Lagos sanitation troubles —
Water intended for domestic use is carried through a choatic network of pipes, many passing through the same open drainages into which sewage is dumped. Cracks in water pipes can lead to contamination of drinking water, says microbiologist Olatunbosun Obayomi.
Due to the prevalence of waterborne disease in Lagos, most people rely on private boreholes (pictured) -- underground wells that pump fresh water to the surface.
Lagos sanitation troubles —
Due to the prevalence of waterborne disease in Lagos, most people rely on private boreholes (pictured) -- underground wells that pump fresh water to the surface.
Private water vendors, selling drinking water by the canister, are also common on the city streets.
Lagos sanitation troubles —
Private water vendors, selling drinking water by the canister, are also common on the city streets.
Inventor and Lagos resident Obayomi has devised a way to convert existing septic tanks into biogas generators with little more than plastic pipes, cement, a handful of gas valves and a day's worth of digging.
Septic tank turns biogas generator —
Inventor and Lagos resident Obayomi has devised a way to convert existing septic tanks into biogas generators with little more than plastic pipes, cement, a handful of gas valves and a day's worth of digging.