The sanitation target of the Sustainable Development Goals is that everyone should have a
'safely-managed'sanitation facility by 2030 and that open defecation be eliminated. The …

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 …

The emptying and transport of faecal sludge (FS) is a fundamental aspect of the sanitation
service chain and is mostly carried out by private operators who usually face a lot of …

Improving sanitation conditions in low-income communities is a major challenge for rapidly
growing cities of the develo** world. The expenses and logistical difficulties of extending …

Sanitation research focuses primarily on containing human waste and preventing disease;
thus, it has traditionally been dominated by the fields of environmental engineering and …

Introduction: In order to meet the sustainable development goals targets of sanitation,
countries aim to increase access to safely managed sanitation services for its citizens. Safely …

Kigali, Rwanda lacks a centralized sewer system, which leaves residents to choose between
on-site options; the majority of residents in informal settlements use pit latrines as their …

Achieving universal access to safely managed sanitation services is one of the Sustainable
Development Goal 6 targets (SDG6. 2). The cost and availability of services to ensure the …

Continued access to sanitation and the improvements to public health that it provides
requires safe fecal sludge management (FSM). Trained service providers offer the best path …

We evaluated the hygienic influence of onsite sanitation systems (OSSs) on drinking water
wells in rural Sri Lanka by determining the safe setback distance between wells and the …