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Pit latrine
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A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground. Urine and feces enter the pit through a drop hole in the floor, which might be connected
Defecating into a pit
Defecating into a pit
Common problem: water well (foreground) is in close proximity to the pit latrine (brick building at the back), leading to groundwater pollution (examp
Common problem: water well (foreground) is in close proximity to the pit latrine (brick building at the back), leading to groundwater pollution (example from Lusaka, Zambia).
Digging the pit for an Arborloo, a type of pit toilet in Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Digging the pit for an Arborloo, a type of pit toilet in Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Well maintained pit latrine at a rural household near Maseru, Lesotho
Well maintained pit latrine at a rural household near Maseru, Lesotho
Fecal sludge management
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Fecal sludge management is the storage, collection, transport, treatment and safe end use or disposal of fecal sludge. Together, the collection, transport, treatment and end use of fecal sludge consti
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…fills to within 0.5 m (1+1⁄2 ft) of the top, it should be either emptied or a new pit constructed and the shelter moved or re-built at the new location. Fecal sludge management involves emptying pits as well as transporting, treating and using the collected fecal sludge. If this is not carried out properly, water pollution and…
Fecal sludge being pumped out of a pit latrine in Durban, South Africa
Fecal sludge being pumped out of a pit latrine in Durban, South Africa
Lack of fecal sludge management: Discharge of fecal sludge into the environment in Burkina Faso
Lack of fecal sludge management: Discharge of fecal sludge into the environment in Burkina Faso
Example of lacking fecal sludge management: Fecal sludge collected from pit latrines is dumped into a river at the Korogocho slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
Example of lacking fecal sludge management: Fecal sludge collected from pit latrines is dumped into a river at the Korogocho slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
Desludging using proper personal protective equipment in Dumaguete, Philippines
Desludging using proper personal protective equipment in Dumaguete, Philippines