Septic tank
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A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic sewage treatment. Settling and anaerobic digestion processes reduce s
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A vacuum truck used to empty septic tanks in Germany
A septic tank before installation, with manhole cover on top
The same tank partially installed in the ground
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
Septic tank
…wastewater treatment units such as biofilters or aerobic systems involving artificially forced aeration. The rate of accumulation of sludge—also called septage or fecal sludge—is faster than the rate of decomposition. Therefore, the accumulated fecal sludge must be periodically removed, which is commonly done…
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
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