{"id":3072,"key":"Sanitation","title":"Sanitation","latest":{"id":1207210,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T21:46:07Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Sanitation Value Chain.jpg|thumb]]\n\n'''Sanitation''' refers to the process of preventing human contact with waste, hereby preventing infection of humans. It hence involves the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.\n\n* For solid municipal waste and associated recycling, see Waste management\n* For industrial waste, see Industrial waste\n* For water only polluted with (non-)biodegradable soaps/detergents, see [[Greywater]]\n* For water already polluted with excrement, see [[Wastewater]]\n* For feces/urine, see [[manure]], [[urine]]\n\n== External links ==\n\n* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130315134825/http://www.sanicon.net/titles/topicintro.php3?topicId=8 Introduction to Low-cost Sewerage] at [http://www.sanicon.net/index.php3 SaniCon], which also has many other interesting pages about sanitation.\n* [http://www.sanplat.com/ SanPlat Homepage] - \"Large Scale Low Cost Sanitation at Lowest Cost.\" Note the '''Shareware''' link in the left column, listing useful free resources.\n* [http://www.eawag.ch/organisation/abteilungen/sandec/publikationen/publications_sesp/downloads_sesp/compendium_high.pdf Sandec's Compendium of Sanitation Systems & Technologies] (5.4 MB) ([http://www.eawag.ch/organisation/abteilungen/sandec/publikationen/publications_sesp/downloads_sesp/compendium_low.pdf low resolution], 4.0 MB)\n* [http://watersanitationhygiene.org/ Water-Sanitation-Hygiene] - Forum and technical resources for people bringing safe water, sanitation and hygiene to all.\n* [http://www.tve.org/ho/doc.cfm?aid=1313 Drains Not Disease - Zambia], ''Television Trust for the Environment'' website. Describes ventilated improved pit latrines, and potential problems with pit latrines.\n* [http://web.archive.org/web/20150421052438/http://www.jobs4development.com/jobs/sector/sanitation/ Sanitation jobs] in the international development sector\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = Why does sanitation matter? Appropedia highlights simple ways to manage waste safely and prevent disease in any setting.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Appropriate technology]]\n[[Category:Public health]]\n[[Category:Sanitation]]\n[[Category:Waste management]]\n[[Category:Water]]"}