United Nations: 2008 declared International Year of Sanitation
Updated - Wednesday 20 December 2006
The U.N. General Assembly has declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation. It requested the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs [2] to serve as the focal point for the Year and to develop proposals on possible activities, including possible sources of funding. The Year was one of the recommendations of the Hashimoto Action Plan [3] launched by the U.N. Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation in March 2006 at the 4th World Water Forum.
[1] International Year of Sanitation 2008 : revised draft resolution, U.N. General Assembly Document, A/C.2/61/L.16/Rev.1. Available through http://documents.un.org/ or http://www.un.org/ga/61/second/proposalslist.html
[2] U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Sustainable Development Topics - Sanitation
Source: U.N., 1 Dec 2006
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Sanitation- recycling of water and nutrients by LVS
Bo G Hellers (prof KTH) 14 Apr 2011, 16:54
LVS (Low Vacuum System) is a system by which low vacuum is applied for ventilation and efficient low flush discharge and local transportation, converted into long range pressurized transportation in small ducts. Black water is treated by immediate anaerobic digestion, with focus on gas production and the following sludge storage before spreading on growing crops. Grey water is treated in the conventional way. By separation the capacity of existing plants is enhanced by 50%.