Incinerating toilet
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An incinerating toilet is a toilet that burns excrement instead of flushing it away with water.
[edit] Description
Incinerating toilet may be powered by electric, gas or other energy sources.[1][2] They are used in environments where human waste cannot be otherwise dumped, or where normal toilets are too expensive or cumbersome to install.
Such toilets gather excrement in a holding tank and then incinerate it, reducing it to sterile ash. Some will also incinerate grey and black water created from showers and sinks.
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[edit] Further reading
- "Incinerating Toilets - Compendium of Information on Alternative Onsite Septic System Technology in Massachusetts". Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment. 2007. http://www.barnstablecountyhealth.org/ia-systems/information-center/compendium-of-information-on-alternative-onsite-septic-system-technology. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- "The Incinolet Advantage". Incinolet. 2006. http://www.incinolet.com/aboutus_2.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- "The Wilderness Comfort Station". Storburn. 2008. http://www.storburn.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "12V Diesel, Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel, Fired Toilet". Usenburn. 2008. http://www.usenburn.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Freidman, Daniel (2007-07-14). "Using Incinerating Toilets as Components of Alternative Septic Systems for Difficult Sites". http://www.inspect-ny.com/septic/altincinerate.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- "Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Incinerating Toilets". United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1999-09. http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/incinera.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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