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A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. For example, it can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp to be used as emergency sanitation, a hole in the ground (pit latrine), or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems.
Pit latrines are basic structures that can be adapted easily into different types of latrines such as VIP latrines and ecological sanitation systems. These other latrines share many common features of simple pit latrines; therefore, focusing first on pit latrines will help you to understand the other sanitation technologies as well.
Pit latrines are the simplest form of dry latrine. They consist of a pit dug in the ground and a cover slab or floor above the hole (Figure 20.1). Pit latrines must have a cleanable cover slab in order to be considered as improved sanitation systems. The excreta (both faeces and urine) drop through the hole to enter the dry pit.
Pit latrines collect human feces in a hole in the ground. The principle of a pit latrine is that all liquids that enter the pit – in particular urine and water used for anal cleansing – seep into the ground (the only exception are fully lined pit latrines, see below).
LATRINE definition: 1. a simple toilet such as a hole in the ground, used in a military area or when staying in a tent…. Learn more.
Ventilated improved pit latrines, commonly known as VIP latrines, are an improvement to overcome the disadvantages of the simple pit latrines. The main problems associated with traditional simple pit latrines, i.e. fly and mosquito nuisance and unpleasant odors are effectively minimized by the action of a vent pipe, fly screen and a squatting ...
• Also known as Box and Can Privy or Bucket Latrine • Regular removal and disposal of waste in a sanitary manner. • Burial of contents at least 12 inches from the ground, to prevent access to flies or escape of adult flies.
