Ventilated improved pit latrines : recent developments in Zimbabwe / Peter R. Morgan and D. Duncan Mara.

Main entry:

Morgan, Peter R.

Title & Author:

Ventilated improved pit latrines : recent developments in Zimbabwe / Peter R. Morgan and D. Duncan Mara.

Publication:

Description:

vi, 41 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Series:

World Bank technical paper. ; no. 3. Technology Advisory Group working paper ; no. 2

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-41).

Summary:

This paper describes recent developments in Zimbabwe in the design of ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines. Two basic designs are presented, one suitable for peri-urban areas and the other for rural areas. The peri-urban VIP latrine consists of a circular pit fully or partially lined with cement mortar and with, at its top, a brick collar which is supported by a thick concrete slab precast on site. A high spiral shaped superstructure is constructed on the cover slab in ferrocement or brick and a flat roof slab placed on top. An asbestos cement or polyvinyl chloride vent pipe with a fly screen at its top is then erected immediately adjacent to the outside of the superstructure. The rural VIP latrine consists of a rectangular pit over which are placed longitudinal and transverse wooden logs of around 100 mm diameter which are then covered with anthill soil and a thin layer of cement mortar. A spiral superstructure is then built in mud and wattle, thatch, soil or local bricks and covered with a conically shaped thatched roof. The vent pipe is made from local reeds, fitted with a fly screen and rendered with cement mortar. Both the peri-urban and rural VIP latrine designs have been found to be socially acceptable in Zimbabwe and very effective in eliminating odors.

ISBN:

0821300784 (pbk.)
9780821300787 (pbk.)

Subject:

Outhouses.
Public toilets.
Toilet Facilities
Toilettes publiques.
comfort stations.
aangepaste technologie
appropriate technology
uitwerpselen verzamelen
faeces collection
latrines
riolering
sewerage
systemen
systems
ventilatie
ventilation
afvalverwijdering
waste disposal
Zimbabwe
Public Health
Volksgezondheid

Added entries:

Mara, D. Duncan (David Duncan), 1944-
Technology Advisory Group.
World Bank technical paper ; no. 3.
World Bank technical paper. Technology Advisory Group working paper ; no. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main georg lippsmeier 299001
Call No.: BIB 245137
Status: Available

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