Nasty Jobs
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Parasitologists
Dwight Bowman, parasitologist, and his assistant Jan at the Water Treatment Plant. They are looking for dangerous parasites that might be harmful to people.
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Looking for Worms
Dwight Bowman helps his parasitology students search for worm eggs in pig intenstines in the laboratory.
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Collecting Material
Dwight Bowman and Jan collect solid human waste, known as 'cake', which has been extracted from waste water for sampling.
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Samples Under the Microscope
Parasitic worms cause many diseases. Their eradication by parasitologist like Dwight Bowman has saved millions of lives.
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Unloading Trash
Garbage trucks dump their loads in Guatemala City, Guatemala at one of the most toxic and largest dumps in Central America, a place where many make a living scavenging.
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Trash to Treasure
Trash miners dig illegally through toxic waste and mounds of garbage 1600 feet below the dump in search of scrap they can sell, despite putting their lives in danger.
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Dangerous Trash Site
In Guatemala City, Guatemala, the river at times rushes dangerously below the dump where illegal pickers are gathering scrap and has killed many trash miners.
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Cleaning House
The DuAll crew are suited up to clean out a neglected and abused house full of biohazards such as black mold, human waste and animal feces.
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Seriously Dirty Home
Mold clean up requires workers to wear a special mask to protect them from breathing spores and eye protection to keep particles out of the eyes.
