05-12-2020 Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Flowers laid after Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ontop o... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Flowers laid after Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ontop o... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Flowers laid after Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ontop o... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Flowers laid, Police road closed sign, Avonmouth explosion kills four. Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who... © Paul Box

05-12-2020 Avonmouth explosion killed four workers. Damaged silo, Wessex Water Treatment plant near Bristol. A chemical tank that treated biosolids exploded killing four including a teenager who were working ont... © Paul Box

08-04-2020 Detroit, Michigan, USA. Engineers working on a sewer project © Jim West

08-04-2020 Detroit, Michigan, USA. Engineers working on a sewer project © Jim West

08-04-2020 Detroit, Michigan, USA. Engineers working on a sewer project © Jim West

08-04-2020 Detroit, Michigan, USA. Engineers working on a sewer project © Jim West

11-12-2019 Severn Trent Water Church Wilne Water Treatment Works, Derbyshire © John Harris

11-12-2019 Severn Trent Water Church Wilne Water Treatment Works, Derbyshire © John Harris

13-08-2019 Thames Tideway Tunnel super sewer construction site, Blackfriars Bridge, London © Philip Wolmuth

15-10-2018 Detroit, Michigan, USA US Ecology hazardous waste plant. The plants are all located in poor, mostly African-American areas. The company handles a wide variety of toxic materials and discharges much of... © Jim West

15-10-2018 Detroit, Michigan, USA Mural on a building infront of US Ecology hazardous waste plant showing chemicals being dumped into the ground. The plants are all located in poor, mostly African-American areas... © Jim West

17-12-2014 The UKs first bus powered entirely by human and food waste, in service between Bristol and Bath. The 40-seat Bio-Bus runs on biomethane gas generated through the treatment of sewage and food waste. It... © Paul Box

17-12-2014 The UKs first bus powered entirely by human and food waste, in service between Bristol and Bath. The 40-seat Bio-Bus runs on biomethane gas generated through the treatment of sewage and food waste. It... © Paul Box

16-12-2014 A worker filling up the bus with roadgas. The UKs first bus powered entirely by human and food waste, in service between Bristol and Bath. The 40-seat Bio-Bus runs on biomethane gas generated through... © Paul Box

16-12-2014 A worker filling up the bus with roadgas. The UKs first bus powered entirely by human and food waste, in service between Bristol and Bath. The 40-seat Bio-Bus runs on biomethane gas generated through... © Paul Box

26-07-2014 A tanker emptying a residential sewage treatment plant of human waste, Pembrokeshire. Wales © Paul Box

26-07-2014 A tanker emptying a residential sewage treatment plant of human waste, Pembrokeshire. Wales © Paul Box

28-11-2012 Construction site, Redrow development of a brownfield site for residential , Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

28-11-2012 Construction site, Redrow development of a brownfield site for residential, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

09-10-2012 Break The Bag Habit, campaign to reuse plastic carrier bags and recycle plastic. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Keep Britain Tidy, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Surfers Agai... © Jess Hurd

09-10-2012 Break The Bag Habit, campaign to reuse plastic carrier bags and recycle plastic. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Keep Britain Tidy, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Surfers Agai... © Jess Hurd

09-10-2012 Break The Bag Habit, campaign to reuse plastic carrier bags and recycle plastic. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Keep Britain Tidy, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Surfers Agai... © Jess Hurd

27-01-2012 Calexico, California, The heavily-polluted New River as it enters the USA from Mexico. The pollution results from a mix of untreated sewage, agricultural runoff, and industrial waste. A U.S. Border Pa... © Jim West

07-11-2011 Margaret McCarthy's legal property is surrounded by a building site and raw sewage from a pipe that the contractors damaged. Constant & Co bailiffs and contractors bulldoze the plots at Dale Farm afte... © Jess Hurd

07-11-2011 Margaret McCarthy's legal property is surrounded by a building site and raw sewage from a pipe that the contractors damaged. Constant & Co bailiffs and contractors bulldoze the plots at Dale Farm afte... © Jess Hurd

06-09-2010 A subcontract tanker driver and operator extracting waste from a sewer in the street. © John Harris

18-05-2010 Residents of Metheny Tract living without sewage and water treatment outside of Tulare, a city in the San Joaquin Valley. They want the city to provide basic services like sewage and water treatment.... © David Bacon

18-12-2009 Working crew of sewer maintenance workers for the City of Lodi. California © David Bacon

26-08-2009 Two workers cleaning out a blocked domestic waste pipe with a rod, Birmingham © Timm Sonnenschein

26-08-2009 Worker scans a blocked domestic waste pipe for root damage using a Wohler VIS 220 digital camera, Birmingham © Timm Sonnenschein

02-05-2009 Visitors explore Brighton's Victorian sewer system on a tour, Brighton, UK. © Howard Davies

02-05-2009 Visitors explore Brighton's Victorian sewer system on a tour, Brighton, UK. © Howard Davies

02-05-2009 Visitors explore Brighton's Victorian sewer system on a tour, Brighton, UK. © Howard Davies

02-05-2009 Southern Water engineer in Brighton's Victorian sewer system, Brighton, UK. © Howard Davies

05-03-2009 A worker employed by La Cile, a publicly owned water company, replace pipes under a road in the centre of Liege, Belgium. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by La Cile, a publicly owned water company, replace pipes under a road in a trench, the centre of Liege, Belgium. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by La Cile, a publicly owned water company, replace pipes under a road in a trench, the centre of Liege, Belgium. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by La Cile, a publicly owned water company, replace pipes under a road in a trench, the centre of Liege, Belgium. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by La Cile, a publicly owned water company, replace pipes under a road in the centre of Liege, Belgium. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by the city of Liege cleaning underground rainwater gullies in the city. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by the city of Liege cleaning underground rainwater gullies in the city. © Philip Wolmuth

05-03-2009 Workers employed by the city of Liege cleaning underground rainwater gullies in the city. © Philip Wolmuth

03-02-2009 Flooded roads during the monsoon, in Delhi. © Tashi Tobgyal

03-02-2009 Flooded roads during the monsoon, in Delhi. © Tashi Tobgyal

03-02-2009 Flooded roads during the monsoon, in Delhi. © Tashi Tobgyal

27-07-2008 Christina stands in an open sewer. Salone a Roma Gypsy camp, East Rome, Italy. © Jess Hurd

27-07-2008 Esmirelda looks at an open sewer at her home in Salone a Roma Gypsy camp, East Rome, Italy. © Jess Hurd

23-05-2008 Young people taking part in youth club projects, at Easton Community Centre in Bristol. © Paul Box

23-05-2008 Young people taking part in youth club projects, at Easton Community Centre in Bristol. © Paul Box

23-05-2008 Young people taking part in youth club projects, at Easton Community Centre in Bristol. © Paul Box

23-05-2008 Young people taking part in youth club projects, at Easton Community Centre in Bristol. © Paul Box

31-12-2007 Thames Water improvement works to the London sewerage system, closed road, West Hampstead. © Philip Wolmuth

31-12-2007 Thames Water improvement works to the London sewerage system, closed road, West Hampstead. © Philip Wolmuth

31-12-2007 Thames Water improvement works to the London sewerage system, closed road, West Hampstead. © Philip Wolmuth

31-12-2007 Thames Water improvement works to the London sewerage system, closed road, West Hampstead. © Philip Wolmuth

28-11-2007 The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, the famous mausoleum is being damaged by pollution from the Yamuna River © Tashi Tobgyal

23-11-2007 Employees of private contractor Barhale work on Thames Water improvements to the London sewage system. © Philip Wolmuth

23-11-2007 Employees of private contractor Barhale work on Thames Water improvements to the London sewage system. © Philip Wolmuth

23-11-2007 Employees of private contractor Barhale work on Thames Water improvements to the London sewage system. © Philip Wolmuth

23-11-2007 Employees of private contractor Barhale work on Thames Water improvements to the London sewage system. © Philip Wolmuth

21-11-2007 Private contractor Barhale works on Thames Water improvements to the London sewage system. © Philip Wolmuth

18-08-2007 Mythe water treatment works, that was flooded cutting off water supplies to thousands of homes. Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. © Paul Box

18-08-2007 Mythe water treatment works, that was flooded cutting off water supplies to thousands of homes.Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. © Paul Box

17-03-2007 A woman washing her familys clothes. An impoverished Roma Gypsy community that has no running water, therefore community sanitation is of an awful standard and infections along with illnesses are rife... © Justin Tallis

07-02-2007 Sewage being pumped out into the sea. Cornwall. © Justin Tallis

07-02-2007 Sewage being pumped out into the sea. Cornwall. © Justin Tallis

23-03-2006 Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, near Twickenham, south west London. The second largest sewage treatment works operated by Thames Water © John Sturrock

23-03-2006 Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, near Twickenham, south west London. The second largest sewage treatment works operated by Thames Water © John Sturrock

23-03-2006 Mogden Sewage Treatment Works, near Twickenham, south west London. The second largest sewage treatment works operated by Thames Water © John Sturrock

02-02-2006 Thames Water Maple Lodge Sewage Works, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. © David Mansell

02-02-2006 Thames Water Maple Lodge Sewage Works, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. © David Mansell

03-12-2005 Surfers Against Sewage. Demonstration Against Climate change. The London Demo is part of the International Day of Climate Protest planned around the world. © Jess Hurd

04-05-2005 Kibera slum - the largest slum in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. © Jess Hurd

04-05-2005 Child makes his way through an open sewer, Kibera slum - the largest slum in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. © Jess Hurd

04-05-2005 Open sewer, Kibera slum - the largest slum in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. © Jess Hurd

04-05-2005 Open sewer, Kibera slum - the largest slum in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. © Jess Hurd

08-02-2005 Woman looks out on an open sewer running though her back yard. Heliopolis Favela on the outskirts of Sao Paulo where families live in slum housing, Brazil. © Jess Hurd

08-02-2005 Woman looks out on an open sewer running though her back yard. Heliopolis Favela on the outskirts of Sao Paulo where families live in slum housing, Brazil. © Jess Hurd

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box

02-08-2004 A sewage outlet pipe is cut through rock on the Severn estuary near the Severn bridge crossing. © Paul Box