URINE-SEPARATION AND DRY COMPOSTING TOILET TRIAL – AGRICULTURAL USE OF RESIDUES

This paper and its companion paper summarise reports published by the consulting firm GHD in 2003 and 2009, and in particular they summarise the final results of a two year trial of six urine-separating dry composting toilets and two waterless urinals, at a new secondary school in Victoria. This pap...

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Published in:Environment design guide 2009-08, p.1-5
Main Authors: Daniels, Elise, Crockett, Jonathan, Rogers, Briony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compost
Composting toilets
Crops
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
Potassium
Sodium
Sustainable agriculture
Tillage
Urine
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Summary:This paper and its companion paper summarise reports published by the consulting firm GHD in 2003 and 2009, and in particular they summarise the final results of a two year trial of six urine-separating dry composting toilets and two waterless urinals, at a new secondary school in Victoria. This paper reports on an agricultural trial in which the collected urine was used as fertiliser. This trial indicated that application of urine to a growing crop of canola and growing pasture in spring is feasible. The results were insufficient to conclude that the urine is clearly as effective as conventional fertilisers, but did indicate no detriment to the crop or pasture, and similar performance to chemical fertiliser application. The project in general is discussed in the companion paper CAS 55A: Urine-Separation and Dry Composting Toilet Trial – Demonstration in a Secondary School.
ISSN:1442-5017
2207-466X