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SUMMARY:Energy and Environmental Flows in Sanitation - Professor Michael T
 empleton\, Imperial College London
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CONTACT:Catherine Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Billions of people around the world use toilets that are not c
 onnected to sewers. This poses immense environmental and health challenges
  but also creates opportunities for innovation. Professor Michael Templeto
 n\, the Oxfam and Water For People / Royal Academy of Engineering Research
  Chair in Global Sanitation Technology at Imperial College London\, will e
 xplain the widespread dilemma of faecal sludge management in the developin
 g world and some of the technical solutions that may be able to provide sa
 fe and sustainable outcomes at every step of the management chain. He will
  present a series of case studies from his research and pose questions suc
 h as: ‘What are the fluid dynamics (including emissions) and energetic p
 rocesses within basic pit latrines and septic tanks\, and how can an impro
 ved understanding of these processes lead to better ways of designing and 
 managing affordable latrines for the world’s poorest people?’ and ‘W
 hat are the optimal ways to process faecal sludge that is emptied from lat
 rines\, to maximise energy and resource recovery and produce useful produc
 ts for local communities?’  He will demonstrate that while governance\, 
 behavioural\, and economic factors are contributors to this challenge\, sc
 ience and engineering also have critical roles to play to achieve ‘sanit
 ation for all’ (UN Sustainable Development Goal 6).
LOCATION:Open Plan Area\, Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows\, M
 adingley Rise CB3 0EZ
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