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WEDC Technical Brief No. 2: An introduction to pit latrines

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posted on 2025-02-07, 12:15 authored by John Pickford

An introduction into pit latrines.

Pit latrines:

  • Can be as healthy as waterborne sewerage
  • Can be built by the users
  • Use a minimum of imported materials
  • Are low cost
  • Can be easily maintained by the users


History

School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

Published in

The Worth of Water. Technical Briefs on Health, Water and Sanitation

Pages

5 - 8

Publisher

Practical Action Publishing

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Rights holder

© Practical Action Publishing

Publisher statement

All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Practical Action Publishing.

ISBN

9781853390692

eISSN

9781780443935

Language

  • en

Editor(s)

John Pickford

Depositor

Mr Matthieu Leger, impersonating Mr John Pickford. Deposit date: 5 February 2025

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