Through this porous concrete MQP, our team analyzed a revolutionary toilet design which is able to separate solid and liquid human waste to be later used as fertilizer for crops in Ethiopia. The effectiveness of using porous concrete as the filter for human waste was studied and tested. The group placed concrete samples of varying mix designs under the conditions that they would experience in Ethiopia. After analyzing the results, it was determined that porous concrete was not a suitable filtration device.

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Creator

• Omura, David
• Aguilar, Justin
• Lowther, John
• Peck, Michael

Subject

• Innovation
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Well-Being
• Water
• Community
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022623-153311
• 89656

Keyword

• Vermiculture
• Porous
• Concrete
• Microflush
• Toilet
• GSAP

Advisor

• Krueger, Robert
• Sakulich, Aaron R.

Year

• 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2023-02-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Source

• E-project-022623-153311

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-08