Different fecal sludge (FS) emptying practices have been documented worldwide, but little is
known about how the type of on-site sanitation system (OSS) and other factors associated …

Rural and peri-urban communities in develo** countries rely on sanitation systems which
are often unsafely managed. One of the major barriers to assess safely managed sanitation …

Recovering nutrients, water and energy from domestic waste streams, including wastewater
and faecal sludge, is slowly gaining momentum in low-income countries. Resource recovery …

Motivation Proper management of fecal sludge has significant positive health and
environmental externalities. Most research on managing onsite sanitation so far either …

In Khulna, Bangladesh, mechanical faecal sludge (FS) emptying and transport (E&T) service
is provided by community development committees (CDCs) and the Khulna City Corporation …

Rural communities in Fiji, like many countries in the Pacific region, use on-site sanitation
systems which have been linked to faecal-oral diseases like typhoid fever. This study aimed …

Pit latrines as the primary means of sanitation for billions of people. Fecal sludge must be
removed regularly when pit latrines fill up, and the workers who empty these latrines are …

2 Faecal sludge properties and considerations for characterisation Page 1 15 2 Faecal sludge
properties and considerations for characterisation Konstantina Velkushanova Linda Strande …

Recent reports show that between 1990 and 2012, among countries, Nigeria had the
highest increase in the absolute number of open defecators. Bayelsa State makes a huge …

The government of Bangladesh is increasingly paying attention to the safe collection and
disposal of fecal sludge from pit latrines in rural areas. In this paper, we report on current …