Waste Treatment for the Uros Islands

Authors

Spencer Bowen, Brigham Young University
Dr. Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

Keywords

waste treatment, Uros Islands, bio-toilet system

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Chemical Engineering

Abstract

The goal of this project was to design and install one bio-toilet system before the end of May 2011 in cooperation with the inhabitants of the Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca, Peru. The system is composed of two parts: the bio-toilet infrastructure and the treatment of waste. This proposal focuses on waste treatment. The bio-toilet infrastructure was developed in tandem via another project. There are several bio-toilet and waste treatment designs useful for land applications¹; however, the unique challenge of this project was to develop a system that will be able to serve the people living on man-made, floating reed islands.

Recommended Citation

Bowen, Spencer and Lewis, Dr. Randy (2013) "Waste Treatment for the Uros Islands," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1782.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1782