| Title | Emergency Sanitation: faecal sludge treatment field-work summary |
| Publication Type | Progress Report |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Spit, J, Malambo, D, Gonzalez, ME, Nobela, H, Pooter, L, Anderson, K |
| Pagination | 51 p., |
| Date Published | 06/2014 |
| Publisher | WASTE |
| Place Published | Gouda, The Netherlands |
| Type | Field Summary Report |
| Publication Language | English |
| Keywords | emergency operations, fecal sludge treatment technologies, latrines, sanitation |
| Abstract | This research aims to expand the knowledge of possible simple fecal sludge treatment technologies that could be rapidly deployed in the event of an emergency and are effective under challenging physical conditions such as unstable soils, high water tables, and flood-prone areas. Three fecal sludge sanitization methods—lactic acid fermentation, urea treatment, and hydrated lime treatment—were investigated by undertaking small scale field trials with pit latrine sludge in Blantyre, Malawi. [authors abstract] |
