The Operators at the End of Nowhere: Treating Antarctica's Wastewater

A treatment plant operator shares her experience working at the bottom of the world at McMurdo Station, Antarctica

The Operators at the End of Nowhere: Treating Antarctica's Wastewater

Jeanne Sabin

Jeanne Sabin always liked the idea of going to Mars. When an opportunity arose to operate a wastewater treatment facility at the most analogous place on this planet — Antarctica — she took it.

Spending five months at the bottom of the world in Southern Hemisphere summer, when the...

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