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  • They all had one thing in common, though: the Sulabh two-pit, pour-flush latrine.

    Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

  • I had to see Dr. Pathak and his toilets: revolutionary, two-pit, pour-flush latrines.

    Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

  • They all had one thing in common, though: the Sulabh two-pit, pour-flush latrine.

    Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

  • I had to see Dr. Pathak and his toilets: revolutionary, two-pit, pour-flush latrines.

    Flushed W. Hodding Carter 2006

  • Amount of water needed per toilet flushing: About 2 to 5 litres if a pour-flush pan or aqua-privy system is used.

    Chapter 5 2000

  • Area of use: Areas where individual soakaways are not appropriate (soil conditions or densities), or areas where pour-flush latrines with soakpits can be upgraded to a small-bore sewer system.

    Chapter 5 2000

  • This must not be allowed to become a danger to public health, and it may instead be usefully recycled, for example to water livestock, irrigate vegetable gardens or in pour-flush latrines.

    16. Water 1999

  • Pit latrine systems do not need water to function; but showers, washing, laundry or pour-flush toilet facilities all require water.

    16. Water 1999

  • In some circumstances, waste water should be treated, for example waste from sewers collecting effluent from pour-flush toilets.

    17. Environmental Sanitation 1999

  • - As a general rule, the pour-flush latrine is suitable for regions where water is habitually used for anal cleansing.

    Chapter 3 1994

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