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Eau de fatberg? Scientists are turning sewer masses into PERFUMES

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Fatbergs are vast blobs of wet wipes, used condoms, plastic bags, and grease held together by a congealed mass of fat and grease.

Chunks of the fatberg are fed to specially engineered bacteria that have been genetically programmed to eat sewer waste.

Bacteria produce a chemical called pinene which is normally found in pine needles.

Over time, these bacteria break down fatberg into a valuable chemical used in the perfume industry.

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46

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43

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informal

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English

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