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  1. 1. “Now we are becoming partners” Implementing Ecological Sanitation in rural Tanzania- With an action research approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Hanna Grimstedt Ånestrand; [2015]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Action research; Ecological Sanitation; Millennium Development Goals; Sustainable Development Goals; Development aid;

    Abstract : Poor sanitation is a huge problem in third world countries today; every year 1,5 million children die due to diarrheal diseases caused by poor sanitation. International policies such as The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which will be replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015, have been set by the international community as tools to decrease the poverty in the world today, and problems that emerged from it such as poor sanitation. READ MORE

  2. 2. Urine drying with ash and lime at temperatures 20-60°C : nutrient recovery from source separated urine

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Shanta Dutta; [2012]
    Keywords : Urine; drying; evaporation; treatment; ammonia; ammoniumnitrogen; nutrient; recycling; recovery; urea hydrolysis; fertilizer; ecological sanitation; eco-san; agriculture;

    Abstract : Utilization of source-separated urine in agricultural production has been practiced and different treatment options have been developed in last two decades. The purpose of this study was to develop a drying technique for untreated human urine added to ash and lime as drying agent at temperature 20-60°C. READ MORE