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2004 - Prácticas de higiene de la población periurbana de Lima Metropolitana (in Spanish) - Hygiene practices of peri-urban population in Metropolitan Lima - Percepciones desde las familias. Carrillo, J. L. Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). [1.89 MB]

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Este es un estudio de carácter cualitativo y cuantitativo que aplica el enfoque epidemiológico para identificar los factores que actúan como barrera en la contaminción del agua …

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2004 - An ecological approach to sanitation in Africa - A compilation of experiences. Morgan, P. Aquamor, Zimbabwe. [4.77 MB]

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For most people sanitation means sitting on a toilet and flushing away the excreta to waste or simply sitting or squatting on a pit toilet and letting the waste matter build up in …

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2004 - Every One’s a Winner? - Economic valuation of water projects. Redhouse, D., Roberts, P., Tukai, R. WaterAid. [442.83 KB]

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This paper describes the range of those impacts - both beneficial and unbeneficial - sets out the methodologies proposed for valuing them, discusses issues such as double-counting …

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2004 - The value of leaves as an additive of Fossa alterna pits. Morgan, P. Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). [467.37 KB]

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Constant reference is made to the considerable benefit which can be derived by adding leaves to Fossa alterna pits. Leaves help the composting process considerably, by adding more …

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2004 - Open Planning of Sanitation Systems. Kvarnström, E.; Petersens, E. SEI. [1.23 MB]

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The objective of this capacity-building project was to produce a tentative manual for the planning and implementation of sanitation projects based on sanitation system function …

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2004 - Meeting demand for access to safe drinking water - Low-cost pump alternatives for rural communities in Honduras. Brand, A.P. WSP; SDC. [285.59 KB]

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With financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the technical assistance of WSP-LAC, the Honduras Water and Sanitation Network carried out a …

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2004 - Life Skills-Based Hygiene Education - A guidance document on concepts, development and experiences with life skills-based hygiene education in school sanitation and hygiene education programmes. Postma, L. IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. [737.37 KB]

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2004 - The toilet that makes humus - An account of the Fossa alterna system and its usefulness in rural and peri-urban communities. Morgan, P. Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). [4.85 MB]

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The following presentation deals with making humus in shallow pits by means of the Fossa alterna. …

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2004 - Orientações de Uso de Urina e Fezes na Produção Agrícola (in Portuguese) - Guidelines on the Use of Urine and Faeces in Crop Production. Jönsson, H., Richert Stintzing, A., Vinneras, B., Salomon, E. EcoSanRes. [350.85 KB]

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Recomendações para uso agrícola do excreto estão baseado no conhecimento de conteúdo de nutrimento do excreto, as quantidades excretadas, a composição e a disponibilidade de …

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2004 - Ecological Sanitation - Revised and enlarged edition. Winblad, U., Simpson-Hebert, M. Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden. [1.24 MB]

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This book presents the findings of over ten years of research and development in ecological sanitation supported by Sida. …

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