This manual gives information on how to choose an appropriate sanitation system and how to design, construct and maintain such a system on a self-help basis.
| Title | Low-cost rural sanitation : problems and solutions : a contribution to the International Drinking Water & Sanitation Decade 1981-1990 |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1987 |
| Authors | Jeeyaseelan, S, Lohani, BN |
| Pagination | 131 p.: fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1987-01-01 |
| Publisher | Environmental Sanitation Information Center, ENSIC |
| Place Published | Bangkok, Thailand |
| ISBN Number | 9748200205 |
| Keywords | aquaprivies, cartage, composting latrines, construction, design, maintenance, manuals, pit latrines, pour flush latrines, septic tank systems, sewers |
| Abstract | This manual gives information on how to choose an appropriate sanitation system and how to design, construct and maintain such a system on a self-help basis. The systems covered are: pit latrines, composting latrines, pour-flush latrines, aqua-privies, and septic tanks. After a brief description of each system, this is followed by practical examples and illustrated worked-out solutions. The last chapter deals with several types of communal sanitation system. |
| Notes | Bibliography: p. 128-131 |
| Custom 1 | 320 |
