Sanitation solutions were designed and built on the premises that human excreta is a waste suitable only for disposal and that the environment is capable of assimilating the waste.
| Title | Rethinking sanitation : panacea or pandora's box |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Esrey, SA |
| Pagination | P. 7-14 : 2 fig. |
| Date Published | 2000-01-01 |
| Keywords | ecosystems, environmental health, excreta disposal systems, health hazards, nutrients, sanitation, sdihyg, sdipol, water pollution, water quality |
| Abstract | Sanitation solutions were designed and built on the premises that human excreta is a waste suitable only for disposal and that the environment is capable of assimilating the waste. Times have changed, the premises are outdated, and current solutions contribute, either directly or indirectly, to many of the problems faced by society today: water pollution, scarcity of fresh water, food insecurity, destruction and loss of soil fertility, and global warming. A common denominator of all these problems is how society deals with its wastes, specifically how it deals with human excrement. We have to rethink past premises, design and build new systems, and contribute to the solving of society's most pressing problems (author's abstract). |
| Notes | Including references |
| Custom 1 | 302.3, 352.0 |
