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George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.
- Programme: Horizon
- Episode: The Secret Science of Sewage
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2021
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