A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground. Urine and feces enter the pit through...

sanitation, a hole in the ground (pit latrine), or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems. The term "latrine" is still commonly used military...

connected to one or two pits, in which case it is called a "pour flush pit latrine" or a "twin pit pour flush to pit latrine". It can also be connected...

from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry (non-flushing) toilets may...

(e.g. wood ash, sawdust, or quick lime) to cover excreta after use. Pit latrine – excluding pour-flush versions with water seal Urine-diverting dry toilet...

constructed watertight, to allow liquid to leach out (similar to a pit latrine or to a soak pit). In the UK, a cesspit is a closed tank for the reception and...

system Flush / pour-flush to a pit latrine Pit latrine with slab Ventilated improved pit latrine (abbreviated as VIP latrine) Composting toilet Sanitation...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease emergency). In the case of home pit latrines, some people fear that their toilet pits will get filled very fast if all family members...

pit latrine or a septic tank and a water source. In any case, such recommendations about the safe distance are mostly ignored by those building pit latrines...

portability of bucket latrines can make them a useful part of an appropriate emergency response, especially where pit latrines cannot be isolated from...