Motivation: Proper management of fecal sludge has significant positive health and environmental externalities. Most research on managing onsite sanitation so far either simulates the costs of, or the welfare effects from, managing sludge in situ in pit latrines. Thus, designing management strateg...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Evans, B.
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Hardy, R.
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Ahmed, R.
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Habib, A.
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Asad, N.S.M.
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Rahman, M.
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Hasan, H.
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Dey, D.
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Fletcher, J.
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Camargo-Valero, M.A.
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[Towards sustainable sanitation management: Establishing the costs and willingness to pay for emptying and transporting sludge in rural districts with high rates of access to latrines]
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Towards sustainable sanitation management: Establishing the costs and willingness to pay for emptying and transporting sludge in rural districts with high rates of access to latrines
Safe emptying and disposal of fecal sludge from pit latrines in rural areas has become a priority for the Government of Bangladesh. In this paper, we calculate the volume and characterize the hazards of managing sludge to identify technologies for safely emptying rural single pits. In Bhaluka sub...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Evans, B.
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Ahmed, R.
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Habib, A.
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Asad, N.S.M.
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Vuong, L.
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Rahman, M.
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Hasan, M.
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Dey, D.
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Camargo-Valero, M.A.
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[Pump it up: making single-pit emptying safer in rural Bangladesh]
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Pump it up: making single-pit emptying safer in rural Bangladesh
Background
The Sustainable Development Goals include commitments to end poverty, and promote education for all, gender equality, the availability of water and decent work for all. An important constraint is the fact that each day, many millions of women and children, and much less frequently men,...
Geere, J.
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Bartram, J.
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Bates, L.
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Danquah, L.
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Evans, B.
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Fisher, M.B.
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Groce, N.
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Majuru, B.
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Mokoena, M.M.
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Mukhola, M.S.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Williams, A.R.
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Schmidt, W.P.
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Hunter, P.R.
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[Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low income countries: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam]
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Carrying water may be a major contributor to disability from musculoskeletal disorders in low income countries: a cross-sectional survey in South Africa, Ghana and Vietnam