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The humble toilet is an opportunity for sustainable water reuse

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The toilet could evolve from an unassuming household plumbing fixture to a critical engineering node for onsite wastewater treatment and reuse.

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I am deeply grateful to B. Stoner and M. Shurgot for their insights and comments.

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    Sonia Grego

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Grego, S. The humble toilet is an opportunity for sustainable water reuse. Nat Water 1, 900–901 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00154-w

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