Latrine desludging pump development using a simple test for simulant strength: A case study from Uganda

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 620-624

  Radford, J T ^a   Malinga, S ^b   Drummond, G ^c   Atayo, H ^b   Whitesell, A B ^d   Sugden, S ^e  

^a MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

^b Water for People   (Uganda)

^c Sanitation Solutions Group   (Uganda)

^d Beaumont   (United States)

^e Water for People   (United States)

Author keywords

Desludging pump; Faecal sludge simulant; Latrine emptying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957556008     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2015.013     Document Type: Article

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