Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia

To overcome the drawbacks of conventional sanitation systems, new approaches to sanitation are necessary. Human faeces and urine as well as greywater represent potential resources requiring efficient management. Thus, source-separating systems, which safe water and allow the recycling of nutrients t...

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Main Authors:	Martin Oldenburg, Franziska Meinzinger, A.A. Lisanework, K. Gutema, P. Krusche, O. Jebens
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spelling	rr-article-95857102009-01-01T00:00:00Z Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia Martin Oldenburg (7218080) Franziska Meinzinger (7217714) A.A. Lisanework (7218083) K. Gutema (7218086) P. Krusche (7218089) O. Jebens (7218092) untagged To overcome the drawbacks of conventional sanitation systems, new approaches to sanitation are necessary. Human faeces and urine as well as greywater represent potential resources requiring efficient management. Thus, source-separating systems, which safe water and allow the recycling of nutrients to agriculture, can provide an alternative. These systems can even be integrated into multistorey houses, therefore addressing the need for resource efficient sanitation in condominium housing programmes. Several urine separating facilities are implemented in Ethiopia showing a high acceptance by their users. The cost comparison between source-separating systems and the conventional system for condominium houses shows an advantage for the new approach due to savings of water for toilet flushing as well as reduced costs for the treatment of the wastewater in septic tanks. The use of human urine as fertiliser in several trials resulted in significant benefits in terms of improved crop growth. 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Conference contribution 2134/30258 https://figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Experience_with_the_introduction_of_dry_urine-diverting_sanitation_systems_in_Ethiopia/9585710 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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description	To overcome the drawbacks of conventional sanitation systems, new approaches to sanitation are necessary. Human faeces and urine as well as greywater represent potential resources requiring efficient management. Thus, source-separating systems, which safe water and allow the recycling of nutrients to agriculture, can provide an alternative. These systems can even be integrated into multistorey houses, therefore addressing the need for resource efficient sanitation in condominium housing programmes. Several urine separating facilities are implemented in Ethiopia showing a high acceptance by their users. The cost comparison between source-separating systems and the conventional system for condominium houses shows an advantage for the new approach due to savings of water for toilet flushing as well as reduced costs for the treatment of the wastewater in septic tanks. The use of human urine as fertiliser in several trials resulted in significant benefits in terms of improved crop growth.
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author	Martin Oldenburg Franziska Meinzinger A.A. Lisanework K. Gutema P. Krusche O. Jebens
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title	Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia
title_short	Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia
title_full	Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia
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Experience with the introduction of dry, urine-diverting sanitation systems in Ethiopia

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