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Data and design: mineralization of sanitation wastes from community ablution blocks
Various documents on results from research grant

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Chris Buckley is leading and which is funded by the WSH Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation under the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge (RTTC) Round 1.

Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion forum:
http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/98-nutrient-and-water-recovery

The goal of this project is to design, prototype, and evaluate a toilet system that can safely dispose of pollutants and recover valuable materials such as water and carbon dioxide from urine in community bathroom blocks.

The following posters are available for download below:
- Toilet system overview
- Faeces and solids processing
- Urine processing
- Pre-fabricated ablution blocks
- Sanitation field work opportunities
- Properties of faecal sludge
- Pit scanner

There are also short factsheets on:
- Urine as a fertiliser
- CAB monitoring (community ablution blocks)
- Mechanical properties of faecal sludge

Two presentations:
- Presentation about the project at the fair in Seattle in August 2012
- Mechanical properties of faecal sludge

Further documents on related research results:
Bakare, B. F., Foxon, K. M., Brouckaert, C. J., Buckley, C. A. (2012). Variation in VIP latrine sludge contents. Water SA Vol. 38 No. 4, p. 479.
http://www.susana.org/lang-en/library?view=ccbktypeitem&type=2&id=1677

Nwaneri, C. F. (2009). Physico-chemical characteristics and biodegradability of contents of ventilated improved pit latrines (VIPs) in eThekwini Municipality. MSc Thesis, Faculty of Science and Agriculture School of Biological and Conservation Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
http://www.susana.org/lang-en/library/library?view=ccbktypeitem&type=2&id=1676

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Documents available for download below:
1 - Communal ablution blocks in Ethekwini Municipality (Factsheet 1)
2 - End-use water demand monitoring of community ablution blocks (WISA 2012, Factsheet 2)
3 - Faeces and solids processing (Poster 1)
4 - How fast do pits fill up? (Presentation at FSM2 Conference, 2012)
5 - Mechanical properties of faecal sludge (Presentation 2)
6 - Mechanical properties of faecal sludge from on-site sanitation facilities (WISA 2012, Factsheet 3)
7 - Pit scanner (Poster 2)
8 - Pre-fabricated ablution blocks (Poster 3)
9 - Properties of faecal sludge (Poster 4)
10 - Reinvent the Toilet Challenge - (WISA 2012, Factsheet 4)
11 - Sanitation field work opportunities (Poster 5)
12 - Reinvent the Toilet Challenge - data and design: mineralization of sanitation wastes from community ablution blocks (Presentation 3)
13 - Toilet system overview (Poster 6)
14 - Individuals’ perception of urine and its potential use as a fertilizer: a social acceptance study (WISA 2012, Factsheet 5)
15 - Urine processing (Poster 7)
16 - Final report to BMGF (RTTC Phase 1), Nov. 2012

Bibliographic information:
Buckley, C. (2013). Data and design: mineralization of sanitation wastes from community ablution blocks - Various documents on results from research grant. University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (and partners).

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