Design and operation of the bio-toilet system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Lopez Zavala, M A ^a   Funamizu, Naoyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accumulation of stabilised solids; Bio toilet; Critical water loading; Design ad operation criteria; Drying rates

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DRYING; HEALTH RISKS; ODORS; SAWDUST; SOLID WASTES; TRANSPIRATION;

ACCUMULATION OF STABILIZED SOLIDS; BIO-TOILET SYSTEMS; CRITICAL WATER LOADING;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DRYING; HEALTH RISKS; ODORS; SAWDUST; SOLID WASTES; TRANSPIRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; FECES; SEWAGE TREATMENT; URINE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; EVAPORATION; FECES; HEALTH HAZARD; SANITATION; SAWDUST; URINE; WATER LOADING;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TOILET FACILITIES;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DRYING; HEALTH; ODORS; SAW DUST; TRANSPIRATION; URINE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33745671848     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.277     Document Type: Article

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4. Lopez Zavala, M.A., Funamizu, N. and Takakuwa, T. (2005b). Effect of moisture content on composting process in the bio-toilet system. In press in Compost Science and Utilization.
5. Lopez Zavala, M.A., and Funamizu, N. (2005c). Establishment of criteria for the proper design and operation of the bio-toilet system. Submitted to Bioresource Technology.
6. Lopez Zavala, M.A., Funamizu, N. and Takakuwa, T. (2004a). Temperature effect on aerobic biodegradation of feces using sawdust as a matrix. Water Res., 38(9), 2405-2415.
7. Lopez Zavala, M.A., Funamizu, N. and Takakuwa, T. (2004b). Nitrogen transformations in the composting reactor of the bio-toilet system. CD Proceedings of the IWA World Water Congress, Marrakech 2004.
8. Lopez Zavala, M.A., Funamizu, N. and Takakuwa, T. (2002). Characterization of feces for describing the aerobic biodegradation of feces. J. Environ. Syst. Eng., JSCE, No. 720/VII-25, 99-105, 2002 November.
9. Nakata, S., Lopez Zavala, M.A., Funamizu, N. and Takakuwa T. (2004). Pathogens risk assessment as a tool for deciding the proper operation of the bio-toilet's composting reactor. Submitted to Bioresource Technology.