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Treated Wastewater and Faecal Sludge Reuse Concepts

In order to develop a sustainable wastewater management system, it is necessary to identify and implement feasible reuse options. However, a variety…
Last updated 16 June 2020

Treatment Plant Set-up

Centralised drinking water treatment plants treat large amounts of water from many households in one single spot and consequently most often require…
Last updated 14 June 2019

Trenches

Before an underground water pipe can be installed, a trench must be excavated. Trench dimensions depend on pipe size, soil, and climate. Mostly, the…
Last updated 16 May 2019

Trends and levels of POPs and metals in Indigenous Peoples Groups of Inuit in Greenland, Canada and Alaska

Many studies have been carried out on indigenous Inuit groups in Alaska, Canada and Greenland, elucidating the human exposure to contaminants, such…
Last updated 23 January 2019

Trickling Filter

A trickling filter, is a fixed-bed, biological reactor that operates under (mostly) aerobic conditions. Pre-settled wastewater is continuously ‘…
Last updated 03 June 2019

Twin Pits for Pour Flush

This technology consists of two alternating pits connected to a pour flush toilet. The blackwater (and in some cases greywater) is collected in the…
Last updated 01 June 2019

UASB

UASB maintains a high concentration of biomass through formation of highly settable microbial aggregates. Wastewater flows upwards through a blanket…
Last updated 16 April 2019

Understanding PAVITR technologies in a regional context – our experiences with the ALLOWS tool in India

In many developing and emerging countries, it can be difficult to access and collect on-site data due to many unavoidable reasons like cost, time,…
Last updated 16 April 2024

Unplanted Drying Beds

An unplanted drying bed is a simple, permeable bed that, when loaded with sludge, collects percolated leachate and allows the sludge to dry by…
Last updated 10 June 2019

Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor (UASB)

The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) is a single tank process. Wastewater enters the reactor from the bottom, and flows upward. A…
Last updated 03 June 2019

Urban Settings

At the end of 2015, about six out of ten refugees lived in urban areas (UNHCR 2016). Refugees and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) move to cities…
Last updated 27 April 2018

Urban Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management

Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) aims at designing and managing the urban water system in a holistic manner. This section provides a basic…
Last updated 27 April 2018

Urinal

An urinal is used only for collecting urine. Urinals are generally for men, although models for women have also been developed. Most urinals use…
Last updated 13 May 2019

Urine Diversion Components

The separate collection of urine allows to reduce water used in toilets for flushing and to collect the nutrients contained in the urine in order to…
Last updated 31 May 2019

Urine Evaporation

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Last updated 07 February 2018