In addition to the issue of pathogens, there is also the issue of nitrate pollution in groundwater from pit latrines.
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He survived the genocide by hiding for two months in a pit latrine as soldiers massacred people in his neighborhood.
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A fully lined pit latrine has concrete lining also at the base so that no liquids infiltrate into the ground.
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One woman's description of avoiding a massacre by hiding in a pit latrine for four days is particularly heart wrenching.
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In addition, the government will eliminate pit latrines in two depressed communities outside the capital, St . John's, he said.
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These included the installation of basic services including stand pipes, ventilated pit latrines, and establishing a waste removal service through Pikitup.
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A " partially lined " pit latrine is one where the upper part of the hole in the ground is lined.
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There, pit latrines have been flooded by rains, and people now defecate into plastic bags, which are tossed onto muddy streets.
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Nearly half the 70, 000 islanders still use pit latrines and open sewers sometimes carry untreated excrement into the Caribbean Sea.
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After sitting for years in septic tanks and pit latrines, the accumulated sludge becomes hardened and is very difficult to remove.
