Three years of operation of the urine diversion system at GTZ headquarters in Germany: User opinions and maintenance challenges

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 579-586

  Blume, S ^a   Winker, M ^a  

^a Sustainable Sanitation Ecosan Program   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Resource oriented sanitation system; Source control; UD flush toilet; Urine diversion; Waterless urinal

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE; FLUSH TOILETS; RESOURCE ORIENTED SANITATION SYSTEM; SOURCE CONTROL; URINE DIVERSION; WATERLESS URINAL;

BODY FLUIDS; CLEANING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PUBLIC WORKS; SANITATION; SURVEYS;

MAINTAINABILITY;

NITROGEN; WATER;

CONTROL SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SANITATION; URINE; WASTE TRANSPORT; WASTEWATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; ODOR; SANITATION; SITTING; STAFF; URINE; URINE DIVERSION SYSTEM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GERMANY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEWAGE; URINE;

GERMANY;

EID: 80051522327     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.530     Document Type: Article

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