LESSON B1: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SANITATION
LESSON B1: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SANITATION
Table of Contents
LESSON B1: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SANITATION
Overview and summary
Material flows in domestic wastewater
Different sources
Characteristics of different streams
Yellow water as fertilizer
Brown water as soil conditioner
Conventional sanitation systems and their limitations
Conventional decentralised sanitation systems – benefits and limitations
Resource Management Sanitation
Background
Bellagio statement
Issues of resource management sanitation
Source separation as a key issue in resource management sanitation
Treatment systems for brown and black water
Composting
Composting of faecal materials
Dehydration
Vermicomposting
Anaerobic digestion/ fermentation
Composting and dehydration toilet systems
Existing dehydration toilet systems
Effectiveness of existing dehydration toilet systems
Existing composting toilet systems
Effectiveness of existing composting toilet systems
Vermicomposting toilet system
Vacuum toilet-biogas plant system
Solid-liquid separation systems
Rottebehaelter systems
Existing Rottebehaelter systems in Germany
Effectiveness of Rottebehaelter systems
Treatment systems for grey water
Biological treatment systems
Physical and chemical treatment systems
Treatment systems for yellow water
Storage and reuse
Volume reduction and reuse
Benefits of source separation in sanitation
References
Ecosan internet links