EditorialDogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment

Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment

Canine crews scent human waste to help trace failing wastewater systems.
  • Appeared in print as "Sniffing Out Trouble"
  • By David Steinkraus
  • August 2014
  • Special Feature
Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment
Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment

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Dogs Sniff Out Wastewater Leaks That Threaten The Environment
Logan, one of the dogs from Environmental Canine Services, checks the Little River outlet where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean at North Hampton State Beach in New Hampshire. Below: Scott Reynolds and his dog, Sable, from Environmental Canine Services, search a stream while doing a shoreline investigation in Maine.

For thousands of years they have tracked game for humans. Now the humans have something new. Dogs still track with those incredible noses, but they’re tracking threats to human health.

Several years ago Scott Reynolds realized he could use dogs to detect wastewater, and his...

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