Human waste

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Human waste

Human waste is a waste type usually used to refer to byproducts of digestion

Digestion

Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components, to a form that can be Absorption, for instance, by a blood stream....
, such as feces

Feces

Feces, faeces, or f?ces is a waste product from an animal's gastrointestinal tract expelled through the anus during defecation....
and urine

Urine

Urine is a liquid waste product of the body secreted by the kidneys by a process of filtration from blood called urination and excreted through the urethra....
. Human waste is most often transported as sewage

Sewage

Sewage is the mainly liquid waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water, feces, urine, laundry waste and other material which goes down Plumbing fixture from households and industry....
in waste water through sewerage systems. Alternatively it is disposed of in nappies (diapers) in municipal solid waste

Municipal solid waste

Municipal solid waste , also called urban solid waste, is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste with sometimes the addition of commercial wastes collected by a municipality within a given area....
.

Human waste can be a serious health hazard, as it is a good vector for both viral

Viral

The term viral is used to describe anything related to virus.Viral may also mean:*See Virality,*Viral phenomenon, such as viral marketing and viral video....
and bacterial diseases. A major accomplishment of human civilization has been the reduction of disease transmission via human waste through the practice of hygiene

Hygiene

Hygiene refers to practices associated with ensuring good health and cleanliness. Such practices vary widely and what is considered acceptable in one culture may be unacceptable in another....
and sanitation

Sanitation

Sanitation is the hygienic means of preventing human contact from the hazards of wastes to promote health. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease....
, including the development of sewage systems and plumbing.

Human waste can be reduced or reused through use of waterless urinal

Urinal

A urinal is a specialized toilet for urination only, generally by men and boys. It has the form of a container or simply a wall, with drainage and automatic or manual flushing....
s and composting toilet

Composting toilet

A composting toilet is a closed unit, not connected to a sewage system or septic tank, used to receive, contain, and Composting human waste via aerobic biodegradation....
s and greywater

Greywater

Greywater, also known as sullage, is non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing, laundry and bathing....
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Human waste is a waste type usually used to refer to byproducts of digestion

Digestion

Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components, to a form that can be Absorption, for instance, by a blood stream....
, such as feces

Feces

Feces, faeces, or f?ces is a waste product from an animal's gastrointestinal tract expelled through the anus during defecation....
and urine

Urine

Sewage

Municipal solid waste

Viral

Hygiene

Sanitation

Urinal

Composting toilet

A composting toilet is a closed unit, not connected to a sewage system or septic tank, used to receive, contain, and Composting human waste via aerobic biodegradation....
s and greywater

Greywater

Greywater, also known as sullage, is non-industrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as dish washing, laundry and bathing....
. The most common method of waste treatment

Waste treatment

Waste treatment refers to the activities required to ensure that waste has the least practicable impact on the environment. In many countries various forms of waste treatment are required by law....
in rural areas where municipal sewage systems are unavailable is the use of the septic tank

Septic tank

A septic tank, the key component of a septic system, is a small scale sewage treatment system common in areas with no connection to main sewage pipes provided by private corporations or local governments....
systems. In remote rural places without sewage or septic systems, small populations allow for the continued use of honey bucket

Honey bucket

A honey bucket is a bucket that is used in place of a flush toilet in communities that lack a water-borne sewage system.The honey bucket sits under a wooden frame affixed with a toilet seat lid....
s and sewage lagoons (see anaerobic lagoon

Anaerobic lagoon

Anaerobic lagoons are used to dispose of animal waste, particularly that of cows and pigs. The waste is washed into the lagoon by flushing the animal pens with water....
) without the threat of disease presented by places with denser populations. Honey buckets are used by rural villages in Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
where, due to permafrost

Permafrost

In geology, permafrost or permafrost soil is soil at or below the freezing point of water for two or more years. Ice is not always present, as may be in the case of nonporous bedrock, but it frequently occurs and it may be in amounts exceeding the potential hydraulic saturation of the ground material....
, conventional waste treatment systems can not be utilised.

Human waste

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