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The Mexico workshop addressed questions identified during the first workshop in El Salvador, in 1993. These referred to the production of improved dry-box latrines, cost and marketing.

TitleDry latrines for urban areas : the findings of the second SANRES Workshop, Mexico City, 23-26 November 1994
Publication TypeConference Report
Year of Publication1994
AuthorsWinblad, U, Dudley, E
Pagination34 p. : drwngs.
Date Published1994-01-01
PublisherSIDA, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Place PublishedStockholm, Sweden
Keywordscab95/5, case studies, community participation, composting latrines, construction, costa rica, costs, decomposition, design criteria, ecuador, el salvador, guatemala, highlands, honduras, low-income communities, maintenance, mexico, operation, pakistan
Abstract

The Mexico workshop addressed questions identified during the first workshop in El Salvador, in 1993. These referred to the production of improved dry-box latrines, cost and marketing. Test results of two new prototypes based on the best features of LASF (Letrina Abonera Seca Familiar) and double chamber solar-heated composting latrines (SIRDO) were reviewed, using case studies from around the world. Modifications included the use of one- chamber rather than two-chambers, evapo-transpiration, and urine- separation. Also examined were decomposition and desiccation processes of human waste, and control of harmful micro-organisms. Individual papers presented at the workshop refer to different projects using the new experimental latrines. Each paper includes a brief summary of major observations.

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