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Choices in pit latrine emptying

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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Chris Williams
This paper reviews the types of mechanical pit emptying equipment available, the effect of increasing travel distances on a pit emptying service and options for pit latrine sludge disposal. Data is presented for the Maseru urban area where the BREVAC LA equipment has been tested.

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School

  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Research Unit

  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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WEDC Conference

Citation

WILLIAMS, C., 1987. Choices in pit latrine emptying. IN: Pickford, J. (ed). Rural water and engineering development in Africa: Proceedings of the 13th WEDC International Conference, Lilongwe, Malawi, 6-10 April 1987, pp.28-31.

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© WEDC, Loughborough University

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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1987

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This is a conference paper.

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WEDC_ID:11653

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  • en

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