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2011 - Technology review of composting toilets - Basic overview of composting toilets (with or without urine diversion). Berger, W. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [1.26 MB]

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Composting toilets are dry toilets which operate without the need for flushing water. They can be used independently of connections to sewers and provide a safe and hygienic …

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2010 - Development of a continuous single chamber vermicomposting toilet with urine diversion for on-site application. Buzie-Fru, C. PhD thesis, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany. [2.01 MB]

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Human excreta continue to be a serious health burden in the developing world. Lack of context-relevant technical options is the main restricting factor in implementing viable …

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2009 - Treatment technologies for human faeces and urine - PhD thesis. Niwagaba, C. B. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. [898.91 KB]

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This thesis examines simple, cheap, environmentally friendly and resource efficient technologies for the treatment of source-separated human faeces and urine to enable safe …

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2003 - Co-composting of faecal sludge and municipal organic waste - A literature and state-of-knowledge review. Strauss, M., Drescher, S., Zurbrügg, C., Montangero, A., Cofie, O., Drechsel, P. Swiss Federal Institute of Environmental Science & Technology (EAWAG). [1.21 MB]

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This review on the combined composting of (faecal) sludges and organic …

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