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Sanitation360 AB and Science Park Gotland to work together on developing urine drying

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Last week, Björn, Jenna and Prithvi were in Visby, on the Island of Gotland to meet with Daniel Freeman from Science Park Gotland (SPG), an organisation that supports new businesses in Gotland to take the next step. We are happy to share that we came to a mutually satisfactory agreement and found a way forward… Continue reading Sanitation360 AB and Science Park Gotland to work together on developing urine drying

Pharmaceuticals in source separated sanitation systems: Fecal sludge and blackwater treatment

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In this article, the occurrence and fate of 29 multiple-class pharmaceuticals (PhACs) in two source separated sanitation systems based on: (i) batch experiments for the anaerobic digestion (AD) of fecal sludge under mesophilic (37 °C) and thermophilic (52 °C) conditions, and (ii) a full-scale blackwater treatment plant using wet composting and sanitation with urea addition. For more… Continue reading Pharmaceuticals in source separated sanitation systems: Fecal sludge and blackwater treatment

The Cary 620 FTIR microscopes coupled with Cary 660 IR spectroscopes and FTIR microscopy is ready for microplastic analyses

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After investing 1.5 million Swedish Crowns, the new Cary 620 FTIR microscope coupled with Cary 660 IR spectroscopes and FTIR microscopy is finally installed and ready for operation for analyses of microplastics in Department of Energy and Technology. Using the Focal plane array detector and the FTIR spectrophotometer, the instrument will be used to implement… Continue reading The Cary 620 FTIR microscopes coupled with Cary 660 IR spectroscopes and FTIR microscopy is ready for microplastic analyses

Participatory design of biochar filters for small scale wastewater treatment

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FORMAS has granted 3 mkr to implement multi-actor engagement and particpatory design approach to understand how socio-technical factors affect the development of biochar-based systems as an alternative for onsite wastewater treatment in Sweden. Based on the participatory design criteria, laboratory and demonstration biochar-based treatment systems will be implemented. The technical performance and maintenance and operation… Continue reading Participatory design of biochar filters for small scale wastewater treatment

Eight million Swedish kronor to implement research about Cities with less microplastics

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With a total fund of 8 million Swedish crown, Sahar Dalahmeh her collaborators will evaluate contribution of stormwater from roads in polluting the environment with microplastics and will investigate how to integrate green infrastructure into pollutant removal, by assessing the potential, efficiency and design of road-side filters (bark and biochar) for removing MP from stormwater,… Continue reading Eight million Swedish kronor to implement research about Cities with less microplastics

Capturing nutrients in Urine: Socio-technical evaluation of urine concentrating technologies

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The sanitation sector needs innovations with minimal environmental impacts and maximum resource recovery. Separate collection and treatment of urine is one such method. Technologies for dehydrating or concentrating urine are part of the emerging innovations that aim to increase resource recovery from human waste streams. Urine contains a majority of the nutrients found in human… Continue reading Capturing nutrients in Urine: Socio-technical evaluation of urine concentrating technologies

The Susana webinar on Sanitation and Employment aired 21/11 is now available online

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In this seminar, moderated by Alejandro Jiménez of the Stockholm International Water Institute, different aspects of employment in the sanitation sector are discussed. Rémi Kaupp from WaterAid tells us about the findings presented in a new WHO report on the Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers. Martin Mawajje from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South… Continue reading The Susana webinar on Sanitation and Employment aired 21/11 is now available online

Urine drying research gets funding from FORMAS annual open call

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We are quite happy to share that our project proposal to FORMAS, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, has recevied funding of 3 million SEK via the annual open call to continue research on the urine dehydration technology. Through this project, the overall goal will be to develop next generation urine dehydrator prototypes that… Continue reading Urine drying research gets funding from FORMAS annual open call

Global Webinar: Sanitation and Employment World Toilet Day 2019

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“Ask not what employment can do for sanitation – ask what sanitation can do for employment”. Commemorating World Toilet Day 2019, Sida and partnersincluding SEI, SLU, WaterAid, SIWI, Univ of KwaZulu-Natal and SuSanA invite you to an inspirational webinar about the excellent yet untapped drivers for business, entrepreneurship and job opportunity that the sanitation value… Continue reading Global Webinar: Sanitation and Employment World Toilet Day 2019