Successful demonstration activities in the use of toilet compost and urine as a source of nutrients for growing crops
Morgan, P. (2005)
Published in: 2005
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Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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Morgan, P.
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As the concept of ecological sanitation becomes more well known throughout the world, so does the need for adequate demonstration that the processed excreta, whether it be toilet compost, urine or a combination of both, is valuable and can actually play a useful role in increasing food production. Whilst the recycling of nutrients derived from human excreta is one of the main tenets of ecological sanitation, many if not most ecosan projects around the world concentrate first on the provision of an ecological toilet, mostly of the urine diverting type, with recycling the products taking very much a secondary place in project initiatives. In practice and perhaps in the majority of projects, both urine and dried faeces are more conveniently “disposed of” into shallow pits. Urine may drain away unused.
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Morgan, P. (2005). Successful demonstration activities in the use of toilet compost and urine as a source of nutrients for growing crops. Ecological Sanitation Research (EcoSanRes), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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