Crapshoot: The Gamble With Our Wastes

While usually out of sight and out of mind, the sewer receives timely and just attention in this revealing documentary from Jeff McKay. What was originally a marvel of Roman engineering to flush away our daily wastes is now the conduit for heavy metals, chemicals, solvents and other materials the Romans never imagined. McKay reveals how these potentially toxic wastes can end up above ground, on farms and in the food chain, and how some communities have responded to mounting evidence of the health risks posed by sewer sludge.