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  2. Human waste - Wikipedia

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    Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and feces.As part of a sanitation system that is in place, human waste is collected, transported, treated and disposed of or reused by one method or another, depending on the type of toilet being used, ability by the users to pay for services and other factors.

  3. Excretory system - Wikipedia

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    In human males, the base of the bladder lies between the rectum and the pubic symphysis. It is superior to the prostate, and separated from the rectum by the rectovesical excavation. In females, the bladder sits inferior to the uterus and anterior to the vagina. It is separated from the uterus by the vesicouterine excavation.

  4. Human feces - Wikipedia

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    Human feces photographed in a toilet, shortly after defecation.. Human feces (American English) or faeces (British English), commonly and in medical literature more often called stool, [1] are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or absorbed in the small intestine of humans, but has been further broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.

  5. Defecation - Wikipedia

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    Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside (in the open environment) rather than into a toilet. People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals or other open space for defecation. They do so because either they do not have a toilet readily accessible or due to traditional cultural practices. [32]

  6. Excretion - Wikipedia

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    Mammals excrete urine through the urinary system.. Excretion is elimination of metabolic waste, which is an essential process in all organisms.In vertebrates, this is primarily carried out by the lungs, kidneys, and skin. [1]

  7. Fecal sludge management - Wikipedia

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    Fecal sludge is defined very broadly as what accumulates in onsite sanitation technologies and specifically is not transported through a sewer.It is composed of human excreta, but also anything else that may go into an onsite containment technology, such as flushwater, cleansing materials and menstrual hygiene products, grey water (i.e. bathing or kitchen water, including fats, oils and grease ...

  8. Improved sanitation - Wikipedia

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    A higher level of service is called "safely managed sanitation". This is basic sanitation service where excreta is safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. [2] The definition of improved sanitation facilities is: Those facilities designed to hygienically separate excreta from human contact. [2]: 8

  9. Human excreta - Wikipedia

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