Why Our Sewers are Plagued by Fatbergs

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Sure, throwing grease down the drain is not great for the pluming in your home, but it can actually cause problems on a much bigger scale in the form of FOGs - also known as fatbergs. And yes, those are as gross as they sound. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.002 www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/advpub/0/advpub_ess13182/_pdf www.jstor.org/stable/40575453 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0043135413009238 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652617320863 doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2007.03.024 dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP3225 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/004313549290107F doi.org/10.1080/01490450802258428 doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2009.08.046 doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.02.013 doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.144 www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/csossortc2004_full.pdf www.epa.gov/npdes/sanitary-sewer-overflows-ssos www.southeasternfogalliance.org/ patents.google.com/patent/US1164527A/en www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41860764 www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-42986433 www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-41252635 Image Sources: www.istockphoto.com/photo/pipe-clogged-with-fats-oil-and-grease-gm482437666-70031927 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hydrogen-sulfide-3D-balls.png commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sulfuric-acid-Givan-et-al-1999-3D-balls.png commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fatberg_at_Museum_of_London.jpg archive.org/details/AAwgnH2 commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CaSO4.tif commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rasyslami.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opened_grease_trap_(5547294810).jpg

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