Open Water Journal

Article Title

Does Depth And Sanitation Type Affect The Quality Of Faecal Sludge In The Tropics? The Case of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Authors

W.A. Letah Nzouebet, University of Yaounde I, CameroonFollow
I. M. Kengne, University of Yaounde I, CameroonFollow
A. Rechenburg, University of BonnFollow

Keywords

Faecal Sludge; Quality; Sanitation, Yaounde

Abstract

Background: Faecal sludge (FS) management is a challenging problem in low-income countries where large parts of the urban population rely on onsite sanitation systems (Koné, 2010; Strande et al., 2014). In these countries, the discharge of raw faecal sludge directly into the environment is a common practice that threatens environmental and public health, because pollution of water resource. To avoid this situation, characterization of faecal sludge for adequate treatment before discharge into the environment is needed. Many studies were carried out on the faecal sludge characterization and treatment (Kengne, 2008; Bassan et al., 2013). Cameroon like other sub-Saharan countries lack in term of FS characteristics in onsite sanitation system. This work aimed at studying the effects of storages systems on the characteristics of FS in Yaoundé.

Objectives: This work aimed at assessing some of the factors that affect the quality of FS in on-site sanitation systems in Yaounde, especially the type and depth of device.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Nzouebet, W.A. Letah; Kengne, I. M.; and Rechenburg, A. (2015) "Does Depth And Sanitation Type Affect The Quality Of Faecal Sludge In The Tropics? The Case of Yaoundé, Cameroon," Open Water Journal: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 15.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/openwater/vol3/iss1/15