Down the Drain or Into the Bin: Tracing Gelled Urine Through a Building’s Waste Routes
A 120-bed hospital produces roughly 400 litres of urine a day, and every litre has to leave the building by one of three routes: the sewer, the clinical waste stream, or a macerator that pulpifies and discharges. Get the route wrong and the consequences range from a blocked stack on level three to a…
