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LOWNDES COUNTY, AL – JULY 10, 2017: Aaron Thigpen, 29, observes a site where raw sewage is dumped through a PVC pipe only a few yards away from a home. Thigpen, a community activist in nearby Fort Deposit, was part of a recent study conducted by Baylor University that exposed he prevalence of hookworm in Lowndes County residents.
A recent study conducted by Baylor University suggests that nearly one 1 in 3 people in Lowndes County have hookworm, a parasite normally found in poor, developing countries. Below ground septic tanks are common in Lowndes, but due to the chalky clay soil throughout much of the Black Belt, septic tanks are prone to backing up into people’s homes during heavy rains. With failing or absent municipal sewage systems in the county, many families choose to live with open, above ground sewer systems made from PVC pipe, which pump raw sewage into nearby streams or open land.
A recent study conducted by Baylor University suggests that nearly one 1 in 3 people in Lowndes County have hookworm, a parasite normally found in poor, developing countries. Below ground septic tanks are common in Lowndes, but due to the chalky clay soil throughout much of the Black Belt, septic tanks are prone to backing up into people’s homes during heavy rains. With failing or absent municipal sewage systems in the county, many families choose to live with open, above ground sewer systems made from PVC pipe, which pump raw sewage into nearby streams or open land.
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