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Separate sewerage consists in the separate collection of municipal wastewaters (blackwater from toilets, greywater and industrial wastewater) and…
Last updated 28 May 2019
A septic tank is a watertight chamber made of concrete, fibreglass, PVC or plastic, through which blackwater and greywater flows for primary…
Last updated 31 May 2019
Activated sludge reactors are aerobic suspended-growth type processes. Large amounts of injected oxygen allow maintaining aerobic conditions and…
Last updated 16 April 2019
Whenever individuals meet, it is helpful to develop guidelines for positive interaction. Meaningful guidelines, often called "ground rules", provide…
Last updated 07 July 2019
A settler is a primary treatment technology for wastewater; it is designed to remove suspended solids by sedimentation. It may also be referred to as…
Last updated 31 May 2019
Sewer pumping stations (also called lift stations) are used to move wastewater to higher elevations in order to allow transport by gravity flow.…
Last updated 30 May 2019
Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) is a farming method to cultivate fast growing trees. The main characteristic of SCR species is their ability to sprout…
Last updated 16 April 2019
A short rotation plantation (SRP) is an integrated agro forestry land-use system combining biomass production with wastewater use and purification.…
Last updated 26 May 2019
Hand washing with soap is the simplest way to prevent a variety of pathogens from entering our bodies and making us sick. Children living in…
Last updated 06 May 2019
A business can operate with one (“simple”) or multiple (“complex”) business models, addressing one or multiple value propositions through one or…
Last updated 12 August 2019
This case study supports and illustrates the theoretic factsheet "Simple vs. complex business models" with practical insights.
Last updated 23 August 2018
A simplified sewer describes a sewerage network that is constructed using smaller diameter pipes laid at a shallower depth and at a flatter gradient…
Last updated 28 May 2019
The single pit is one of the most widely used sanitation technologies. Excreta, along with anal cleansing materials (water or solids) are deposited…
Last updated 31 May 2019
The single VIP is a ventilated improved pit. It is an improvement over the [8237-single pit] because continuous airflow through the ventilation pipe…
Last updated 13 May 2019
Slow sand filtration is a type of centralised or semi-centralised water purification system. A well-designed and properly maintained slow sand filter…
Last updated 21 May 2019