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2011 - Sistema de reutilización de orina humana, Esperanza, Argentina (in Spanish) - System appropriate for the reuse of urine, Esperanza, Argentina. Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Bertaina, L., Buraschi, G., Hock, D. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [345.46 KB]

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Este estudio de caso se trata de sistema de reutilización de orina humana en Esperanza, Argentina. 300 personas se beneficiaron del proyecto. Tipo de proyecto: Implementación del …

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2011 - Innovative urine diverting dry toilet (UDDT) designs from East Africa. Muellegger, E. Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP) Issue 6, Article 2, pp. 10-15, Ecosan Club Austria. [940.52 KB]

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Toilets are commonly not viewed as being attractive or interesting. They are normally designed only to serve a certain purpose - a function called excreta management, which is …

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2011 - Guía práctica de uso de la orina en la producción agrícola (in Spanish) - Practical Guidance on the Use of Urine in Crop Production. Richert, A., Gensch, R., Jönsson, H., Stenström, T., Dagerskog, L. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden. [1.41 MB]

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For the English summary, see the separate English document entry in this library. …

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2011 - Ecosan training handout from Yemen (in Arabic). Al-Ammari, S., Al-Tashi, A., Al-Agri, A., Al-Sharafi, M. BEST Yemen, supported by United States Agency International Department (USAID). [5.48 MB]

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This manual is a good example of the successful outcomes of the productive mutual cooperation between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the …

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2011 - Ecological sanitation in low-income countries - Assessment of social acceptance and scope of scaling up. Uddin, N., Muhandiki, V., Fukuda, J., Sakai, A. Nagoya University, Japan. [1.11 MB]

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The presentation is about the assessment of social acceptance and scope of scaling up ecological sanitation in low-income countries. …

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2011 - UDDTs in flood-response project, Guara-Guara, Sofala province, Mozambique - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects. Fogde, M., Macario, L., Porsani, J. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [794.64 KB]

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The project aimed at providing safe water supply and sanitation to the population resettled – after floods – in the less flood-prone Guara-Guara region in the Sofala Province …

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2011 - Trees as recyclers of nutrients present in human excreta - Main tree report, 4 September 2011. Morgan, P., Harare, A. Aquamor, Zimbabwe. [2.96 MB]

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This report clearly indicates that trees of various types can benefit greatly from the nutrients derived from human excreta and the methods of transferring the nutrients can vary …

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2011 - Construcción de Baño Seco Mejorado, Cámaras de ADOBE (in Spanish) - Manual para construir / Construction manual: Improved dry toilet with two chambers of sun-dried clay bricks (UDDT). ROTARIA del Peru SAC Rotaria del Peru SAC. [1.22 MB]

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Baño Seco Mejorado significa que no se utilizará agua para el arrastre hidráulico, sin embargo se utiliza agua para lavarse, siempre debe estar presente una posibilidad para …

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2011 - The SOIL guide to ecological sanitation. SOIL Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), Sherburne NY, USA. [4.23 MB]

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The SOIL Guide to Ecological Sanitation was created in response to increasing requests from individuals and organizations interested in starting ecological sanitation (EcoSan) …

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2011 - Alternative solutions for challenging environments: A look at UNICEF-assisted ecosan projects worldwide. Abraham, B., Kakumbi, G. M., Alam, M. M., von Münch, E. 35th WEDC Conference "The future of water, sanitation and hygiene: Innovation, adaption and engagement in a changing world", Loughborough University, UK. [108.45 KB]

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This paper summarises information from 20 UNICEF-assisted ecological sanitation projects in 12 countries. The projects varied widely in size from 95 users for a project with …

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