This paper presents the innovative emergency Sanitation Operation System (eSOS) concept created to improve the entire emergency sanitation chain and provide decent sanitation to people in need. The eSOS kit is described including its components: eSOS smart toilets, an intelligent excreta collection vehicle-tracking system, a decentralized excreta treatment facility, an emergency sanitation coordination center, and an integrated eSOS communication and management system. The paper further deals with costs and the eSOS business model, its challenges, applicability and relevance. The first application, currently taking place in the Philippines will bring valuable insights on the future of the eSOS smart toilet. It is expected that eSOS will bring changes to traditional disaster relief management.
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November 18 2014
eSOS® – emergency Sanitation Operation System
D. Brdjanovic;
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
2Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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F. Zakaria;
F. Zakaria
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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P. M. Mawioo;
P. M. Mawioo
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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H. A. Garcia;
H. A. Garcia
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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C. M. Hooijmans;
C. M. Hooijmans
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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J. Ćurko;
J. Ćurko
3Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Y. P. Thye;
Y. P. Thye
4Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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T. Setiadi
T. Setiadi
4Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesa 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (2015) 5 (1): 156–164.
Article history
Received:
June 15 2014
Accepted:
September 20 2014
Citation
D. Brdjanovic, F. Zakaria, P. M. Mawioo, H. A. Garcia, C. M. Hooijmans, J. Ćurko, Y. P. Thye, T. Setiadi; eSOS® – emergency Sanitation Operation System. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 March 2015; 5 (1): 156–164. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2014.098
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