Sanitation

human bodily waste which is excreted from the body, such as feces and urine

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2008 United Nations year

ponds designed and built for wastewater treatment

class of diseases

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International museum

change in health behaviors

safe, beneficial use of animal or human excreta

stake or stick used instead of toilet paper

WASH (or WatSan, WaSH; stemming from the first letters of "water, sanitation and hygiene") is a sector in development cooperation, or within local governments, that provides water, sanitation, and hygiene services to communities. The main purposes of providing access to WASH services are to achieve public health gains, implement the human right to water and sanitation, reduce the burden of collecting drinking water for women, and improve education and health outcomes at schools and healthcare facilities. Access to WASH services is an important component of water security. Universal, affordable

Practice of dining in a toilet room

treating large numbers of people, particularly children, for helminthiasis and schistosomiasis

dry toilet with separate collection of feces and urine without any flush water

processes used to manage and dispose of sewage sludge produced during sewage treatment

thumb|alt=A homemade pooper-scooper|A homemade pooper-scooper in Portland, Oregon, 2012 A pooper-scooper, or poop scoop, is a device used to pick up animal feces from public places and yards, particularly those of dogs. Pooper-scooper devices often have a bag or bag attachment. 'Poop bags' are alternatives to pooper scoopers, and are simply a bag, usually turned inside out, to carry the feces to a proper disposal area. Sometimes, the person performing the cleanup is also known as the pooper-scooper.

person who is responsible for the cleaning and maintaining of a sanitation technology

Meetings about human disease epidemics, 1851–1938

disorder of chronic intestinal inflammation

form of anaerobic digester used for wastewater treatment

urinating in a public place other than a toilet or urinal

sanitary device in architecture to prevent humans from urinating in corners

Quooker is a company from the Netherlands that manufactures mixing taps with integrated heating elements (instant boiling water dispensers), as well as soap dispensers, water filters and water softeners for removal of minerals from hard water. The company was founded in 1987 by Henri Peteri and his son Niels Peteri. The company holds several patents on both the boiling water tap and other products. Quooker is currently active in 16 different countries as of 2023, and has more than 400 employees. All products are manufactured at their factory in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands.

treatment process for wastewater or sewage

term used to categorize types or levels of sanitation for monitoring purposes

condition whereby untreated sewage is discharged into the environment prior to reaching sewage treatment facilities