Biblioteca

2012 - Productive treatment of faecal sludge: from waste to fodder and profits - Evidence for Policy Series, Regional edition West Africa, No. 2. Kengne, I. M., Kouassi, D., Doulaye, K., Strande, L. ed. Bassirou Bonfoh. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: NCCR North-South. [1.15 MB]

Summary:
In developing countries, lack of low-cost, efficient treatment technologies commonly results in faecal sludge (FS) from domestic on-site sanitation systems (e.g. latrines) being …

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2012 - Reinvent the Toilet Fair Program and Exhibitor Guide - 14-15 August 2012, Seattle, USA. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [583.38 KB]

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The Reinvent the Toilet Fair showcased innovations from around the world that are creating a new vision for the next generation of sanitation. …

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2011 - Low cost upgrading of pit latrines with UDDTs for private households - Bottom-up approach for handling and valorisation of human excreta in Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso. Erzinger, F. Presentation given to GIZ in Eschborn, Germany. [1.61 MB]

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This presentation is about the hygiene problems in the handling of human excreta, i.e. the evacuation and deposing of these excreta. …

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2011 - What happens when the pit is full? - Developments in on-site faecal sludge management (FSM). WIN-SA Water Information Network South Africa. [4.22 MB]

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The objective of the seminar was to enable anyone responsible for the sustainable operation of on-site sanitation systems to find out about new developments in the field, and to …

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2009 - Investigation into methods of pit latrine emptying - Management of sludge accumulation in VIP latrines. O'Riordan, M. Water Research Commission (WRC), South Africa. [4.43 MB]

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The main part this report is a fairly high level introduction to the issue of faecal sludge management. Where details and information have been readily available the report goes …

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2008 - DWA-Themen: Neuartige Sanitärsysteme (in German) - DWA topics: new alternative sanitation systems. Londong, J. et al. DWA German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste. [490 KB]

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This publication provides an overview of the state of art of new alternative sanitation systems in Germany. …

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2005 - How a Urine Diversion (UD) Toilet works (posters). EWS eThekwini Municipality, Water and Sanitation Services, Durban, South Africa. [501.88 KB]

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The UD (Urine Diversion) is a toilet that separates urine and faecal matter. it is important to operate and maintain the toilet properly to prevent smell and flies which could …

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2005 - Options for dealing with full pits - Draft Guideline - emptying of pit latrines. DWAF Ministry of Water Affairs (DWAF), Republic of South Africa. [3.33 MB]

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This guideline aims to provide some guidance to municipalities on the options for dealing with sanitation services where on-site pits are the method of separating human wastes from …

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