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Acknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction xv 1 Natural vs. Artificial: “The Right Way to Dispose of Town Sewage” 1 2 Public vs. Private: “Nature Must Be Circumvented” 45 3 Craft vs. Science: “Be an Operator, Not a Valve Turner” 83 4 Profit vs. Purification: “Sewage Is Something to Be Got Rid Of” 125 5 The Contradictions Continue: Sewage Treatment since the Clean Water Act 167 6 From Sewage to Biotech: “What We Have before Us Is an Industrial Product” 205 7 Conclusion: The Living Machine® 221 Notes 231 Selected Bibliography 295 Index 313 Contents ...

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