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| | = Overview<br/> = | | = Overview<br/> = |
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| − | Household toilet can be connected to a [[Parts_of_a_Biogas_Plant#Digester|biogas digester.]] These toilet systems can turn human waste into biogas. | + | Household toilet can be connected to a [[Parts of a Biogas Plant#Digester|biogas digester.]] These toilet systems can turn human waste into biogas. |
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| | <u>At least two types of toilets can be connected:</u> | | <u>At least two types of toilets can be connected:</u> |
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| | *pit latrine type without water flush | | *pit latrine type without water flush |
| | *pit latrine type with manual 1litre flush | | *pit latrine type with manual 1litre flush |
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| | *[[Access to Modern Energy|Access to modern energy]]: The toilet is connected to an anaerobic digesters which produces biogas that can be used for lighting, cooking and generating electricity. | | *[[Access to Modern Energy|Access to modern energy]]: The toilet is connected to an anaerobic digesters which produces biogas that can be used for lighting, cooking and generating electricity. |
| − | *Fuel switching: Substitution of unsustainably harvested biomass and maintenance of forest habitat, with associated biodiversity benefits and local benefits to soil stability and to the dry season stream flows in the region<ref name="SNV: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref>. | + | *Fuel switching: Substitution of unsustainably harvested biomass and maintenance of forest habitat, with associated biodiversity benefits and local benefits to soil stability and to the dry season stream flows in the region<ref name="SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref>. |
| | *Time saving: Rural women expend a substantial portion of each day gathering fuel wood and cooking<br/>meals. | | *Time saving: Rural women expend a substantial portion of each day gathering fuel wood and cooking<br/>meals. |
| − | *Productivity: The residue of the process, bio-slurry, can be easily collected and used as a potent organic fertiliser to enhance agricultural productivity<ref name="SNV: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg">SNV: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg</ref>.<br/> | + | *Productivity: The residue of the process, bio-slurry, can be easily collected and used as a potent organic fertiliser to enhance agricultural productivity<ref name="SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref>.<br/> |
| − | *Health: Connecting biogas digesters to lavatories contributes to improving hygiene and sanitation practices, and the use of biogas for cooking results in a [[Indoor Air Pollution (IAP)|smoke-free indoor environment]]. <ref name="SNV: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg">SNV: https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg</ref> | + | *Health: Connecting biogas digesters to lavatories contributes to improving hygiene and sanitation practices, and the use of biogas for cooking results in a [[Indoor Air Pollution (IAP)|smoke-free indoor environment]]. <ref name="SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref> |
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| | *[http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-kenya-biogas-toilets-20121116 Biogas from human waste wins over few cooks][http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-kenya-biogas-toilets-20121116 , Nairobi, Kenya] | | *[http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-kenya-biogas-toilets-20121116 Biogas from human waste wins over few cooks][http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-kenya-biogas-toilets-20121116 , Nairobi, Kenya] |
| | *[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg BIOGAS FOR BETTER LIFE: AN AFRICAN INITIATIVE Report on the Feasibility for a National Household Biogas Commercialization Program, Uganda] | | *[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg BIOGAS FOR BETTER LIFE: AN AFRICAN INITIATIVE Report on the Feasibility for a National Household Biogas Commercialization Program, Uganda] |
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| | *[http://www.susana.org/en/resources/library/details/1503 Here a few information concerning conection of the pipes from the toilets to the digester]<br/> | | *[http://www.susana.org/en/resources/library/details/1503 Here a few information concerning conection of the pipes from the toilets to the digester]<br/> |
| | + | *[http://www.susana.org/en/resources/projects/details/243 experiences from India] |
| | *[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]<br/> | | *[[Portal:Biogas|Biogas Portal on energypedia]]<br/> |
| | *[http://www.susana.org/en/ susana.org]<br/> | | *[http://www.susana.org/en/ susana.org]<br/> |
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| | [[Category:Impacts]] | | [[Category:Impacts]] |
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| | [[Category:Impacts_Environmental]] | | [[Category:Impacts_Environmental]] |
| | [[Category:Impacts_Social]] | | [[Category:Impacts_Social]] |
| | [[Category:Impacts_Health]] | | [[Category:Impacts_Health]] |
| | [[Category:Biogas]] | | [[Category:Biogas]] |
