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Sanitation Systems Perspective

Sanitation Systems Perspective

What is the Sanitation Systems Perspective?

It is an interactive version of eawag's Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies, a compilation of appropriate sanitation technologies, plus a tool for combining technologies in a full system.

The Perspective's popularity is its brevity - ordering and structuring a huge range of information on tried and tested technologies. As in the first edition we present only proven technologies that are appropriate for low- and middle-income settings. Also, we include only "improved" sanitation technologies, featuring safe, hygienic, and accessible sanitation. In this eCompendium Perspective we present the whole range of urban, peri-urban and rural technologies (e.g. from simple pits to conventional sewers).

The Compendium is also available in French, Spanish, Vietnamese and Nepalese – check the Eawag-Sandec page regularly for the publication of the Russian and Arabic editions!

Who is the target audience?

Engineers, planners, decision-makers, NGO staff and students concerned with sanitation in low and middle income countries.

What is the purpose?

A digital platform that offers easily accessible information and facilitates decision-making on sanitation systems and technologies.

How to Use

The eCompendium is divided into two main parts which are cross-referenced: 1) The Sanitation System Templates and 2) The Technology Information…
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Terminology

This Compendium defines sanitation as a multi-step process in which human excreta and wastewater are managed from the point of generation to the…
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Sanitation Systems

This part of the Compendium explains in detail how the system templates are read and used, and includes a presentation of the different templates.…
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Sanitation Technologies

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Solids-free Sewer

A solids-free sewer is a network of small-diameter pipes that transports pre-treated and solids-free wastewater (such as septic tank effluent). It…

Dry Toilet

A dry toilet is a toilet that operates without flushwater. The dry toilet may be a raised pedestal on which the user can sit, or a squat pan over…

Urine Storage Tank / Container

When urine cannot be used immediately or transported using a conveyance technology (i.e. [8287-jerrycans]) it can be stored onsite in containers or…

Jerrycan / Tank

Jerrycans are light, plastic containers that are readily available and can be easily carried by one person. When sealed, they can be used to safely…

Pre-Treatment Technologies

Pre-treatment is the preliminary removal of wastewater or sludge constituents, such as oil, grease, and various solids (e.g., sand, fibres and trash…

Single Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP)

The single VIP is a ventilated improved pit. It is an improvement over the [8237-single pit] because continuous airflow through the ventilation pipe…

Application of Sludge

Depending on the treatment type and quality, digested or stabilized sludge can be applied to public or private lands for landscaping or agriculture.

Disinfection and Tertiary Filtration

Depending on the end-use of the effluent or national standards for discharge in water bodies, a post-treatment step may be required to remove…

Planted Drying Beds

A planted drying bed is similar to an [8223-Unplanted Drying Bed], but has the added benefit of transpiration and enhanced sludge treatment due to…

System 1: Single Pit System

System 2: Waterless Pit System without Sludge Production

System 3: Pour Flush Pit System without Sludge Production

System 4: Waterless System with Urine Diversion

System 5: Biogas System

System 6: Blackwater Treatment System with Infiltration

Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies

The Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies was first published in 2008 during the International Year of Sanitation, and the Second Edition will be published in 2014. The document's popularity is its brevity - ordering and structuring a huge range of information on tried and tested technologies in a single document. As in the first edition we present only proven technologies that are appropriate for low- and middle-income settings. Also, we include only "improved" sanitation technologies, featuring safe, hygienic, and accessible sanitation. In this eCompendium edition we present the whole range of urban, peri-urban and rural technologies (e.g. from simple pits to conventional sewers).
Downloadable versions of the compendium are available in English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean (DPRK), Nepali and Arabic.
You can order a hardcopy or download the PDF here.
 

Funding Partners

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
www.deza.admin.ch

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Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)
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Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
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The Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management Toolbox http://www.sswm.info
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