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2013 - Promoting sanitation and nutrient recovery through urine separation (VUNA) - Various documents on results from research grant. Udert, K. et al. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Duebendorf, Switzerland. [4 KB]

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This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Kai Udert is leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. …

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2013 - Schlussbericht SANItärRecycling ESCHborn (SANIRESCH) (in German) - Final report SANItaryRecycling ESCHborn (SANIRESCH). Winker, M., Rieck, C. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. [9.36 MB]

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The project SANIRESCH investigated and demonstrated the implementation of a urine diversion system in an office building. The project showed that the technical realisation with …

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2012 - Productive sanitation and the link to food security - Factsheet of Working Group 5. Gensch, R., Dagerskog, L., van Veenhuizen, R., Winker, M., Drechsel, P. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA). [462.95 KB]

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This factsheet provides information on the link between sanitation and agriculture as well as related implications on health, economy and the environment. It presents examples of …

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2012 - Water reuse. Ecosan Club (ed.) Sustainable Sanitation Practice (SSP), Issue 11. EcoSan Club, Austria. [5.64 MB]

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With rapidly growing demand for food and energy on the one hand and continuing urbanisation on the other hand, stress on water resources is steadily increasing. Therefore, reuse …

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2012 - Risk of clogging of drip-line emitters during urine fertilization through drip irrigation equipment. Zandee, M. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland. [4.41 MB]

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Stored human urine can be used as a balanced fertilizer in agriculture. However there are some challenges related to field application of urine. Using urine as a liquid fertilizer …

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2012 - Investigating the potential of deep row entrenchment of pit latrine and waste water sludges for forestry and land rehabilitation purposes - WRC Project No. K5/1829. Still, D., Louton, B., Bakare, B., Taylor, C., Foxon, K., Lorentz, S. Water Reserach Commission (WRC), South Africa. [8.81 MB]

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This study investigated the application of the deep row entrenchment method under South African conditions with the aim of establishing whether the use of pit latrine and …

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2012 - Compilation of 13 factsheets on key sustainable sanitation topics. von Münch, E., Ingle, R., Mbalo, D., Kappauf, L. (eds.) Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and GIZ, Germany. [5.25 MB]

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This factsheet book is a compilation of 13 thematic factsheets which were produced by the eleven SuSanA working groups. What makes these factsheets special is that they are …

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2011 - L’irrigation avec des eaux usées et la santé (in French) - Irrigation with wastewater and health. Drechsel, P., Scott, C. A., Raschid-Sally, L., Redwood, M., Bahri, A. International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [2.1 MB]

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L’utilisation des eaux usées pour l’irrigation en agriculture peut se traduire par de nombreux avantages pour presque tous les pays, mais elle s’avère particulièrement …

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2011 - Conseils Pratiques pour une Utilisation de l’Urine en Production Agricole (in French) - Practical guidance on the use of urine in crop production. Richert, A., Gensch, R., Jönsson, H., Stenström, T., Dagerskog, L. Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm, Sweden. [1.66 MB]

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Ce livre propose des conseils pratiques pour une utilisation de l’urine en production agricole comme composante essentielle de la production agricole et de systèmes …

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2011 - Urine as liquid fertiliser in agricultural production in the Philippines - A practical field guide. Gensch, R., Miso, A., Itchon, G. Xavier University Press, Philippines. [7.77 MB]

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This practical field guide on urine reuse in agriculture in the Philippines is a landmark publication of the Sustainable Sanitation Center (SUSAN Center) of Xavier University in …

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