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Evaluation of composting latrines
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by S. Banister, J. Burke, P. Sekeitto, H. Mvulane, C. Bakainaga, M. FreemanThis paper presents the interim findings of a sanitation research project, undertaken in an urban informal settlement, with the support of the Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council (GJMC) and the Water Research Commission. A locally developed comporting latrine called the “Enviro Loo” is being evaluated in terms
of health impacts and technical performance. Thirty comporting latrines were installed in the Elias Motswaledi
settlement, south of Johannesburg, for trial use and monitoring over a period of one year. Results of the monitoring
and the acceptability of these latrines as compared to a control group of thirty communal chemical latrine users, is discussed.
Funding
The project team would like to acknowledge the Water Research Commission for their financial support.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC ConferenceCitation
BANISTER, S. ... et al, 1997. Evaluation of composting latrines. IN: Pickford, J. et al. (eds). Water and sanitation for all - Partnerships and innovations: Proceedings of the 23rd WEDC International Conference, Durban, South Africa, 1-5 September 1997, pp.53-55.Publisher
© WEDC, Loughborough UniversityVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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1997Notes
This is a conference paper.Other identifier
WEDC_ID:11075Language
- en
