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re: incinerating toilet info?
21 may 1999
elaine gallant wrote:
>>but incinerating and long-term composting toilets ensure complete pathogen
>>death by a combination of time and temperature, something sawdust toilets
>>don't necessarily do in the entire "thermophilic" pile, as described in the
>>humanure handbook.
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> if this is a big consern to someone, they should learn how to do a quick
>test on the composted material to find out exactly what is going on.
it's a large concern to local seos, but not an easy test, i ween. they might
be happy with a system that contains a flip-flop to detect when new material
is added and a 1 hour heater timer that starts when an insulated and sealed
chamber (eg a trash can or the sawdust toilet) reaches, say 145 f, with a
green led or electric lock to indicate that the compost has been heat-treated,
and the container is safe to empty.
> also, if one has the space to do humanure composting, there is no reason
>not to have a very long-term pile. a pile that wouldn't need to be used for
>a couple of years.
a little solar heat might make that work more surely. fig. 6 f on page 133
of my humanure handbook says compost is safe after 1 year at about 105 f,
a month at 110, a week at 115, or a day at 122...
> reports coming back from composting toilet users indicate that the process
>can stop at the most inconvenient of times. this mean that the user must
>muck out their "incinolet" that has turned into a "stink-olet".
>up to their elbows in you-know-what, and i garentee that completely
>un-composted stuff is loaded with pathogens.
no fun. they might use a low-power electric heater turned on by a humidistat.
nick
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