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Letters to the Editor
01.01.1994
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Making VIP latrines succeed
01.04.1995
In a recent Waterlines article (Vol.13, No.2), Robert Reed discussed the conditions under which pit latrines may not be suitable sanitation systems. Although a valuable reminder that even the simplest technologies may not always work, Richard Middleton believes the uncomfortable truth is that often there is no feasible alternative. He focuses on the double-pit VIP latrine, 'the only type of dry-pit latrine that can provide a permanent, safe, sanitation solution.'