De l’engrais au déchet, des campagnes à la rivière : une histoire de Bruxelles et de ses excréments

During the second half of the 19th century, the River Senne became the preferred outlet for wastewater in Brussels. While at the beginning of the century, faecal matter was collected and sold to farmers as fertiliser, the gradual adoption of mains drainage had the direct effect of causing a lasting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ananda Kohlbrenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles 2014-06-01
Series:Brussels Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1224