Making VIP latrines succeed

Author: Middleton, Richard N.

Source: Waterlines, Volume 13, Number 4, April 1995 , pp. 27-29(3)

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing

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Abstract:

In a recent Waterlines article (Vol.13, No.2), Robert Reed discussed the conditions under which pit latrines may not be suitable sanitation systems. Although a valuable reminder that even the simplest technologies may not always work, Richard Middleton believes the uncomfortable truth is that often there is no feasible alternative. He focuses on the double-pit VIP latrine, 'the only type of dry-pit latrine that can provide a permanent, safe, sanitation solution.'

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/0262-8104.1995.019

Publication date: 1995-04-01

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