03087nam a2200241   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000260007324501010009926000520020030000110025249000270026350001520029050200570044252019950049965000480249470000360254270000480257870000460262671000490267281000590272185600650278020260818223029.0021198s1984    th      r    0000|0 eng d  a.b107200300 aChalintorn Untimanont14aThe study of excreta disposal in rural Thailand :bexisting status and approaches to improvement  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1984  a103 p.1 aThesis ;vno. EV-84-15  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1984  aIn this study, an attempt is made to investigate the  availability of sanitation facilities in rural Thailand , their  present condition of in use and the number of users tor each  type. The data collection are assembled from two main sources: review of literature/documents and field survey. The interviews  have been conducted in ten selected villages of eight sampled provinces by using Stratified multistage sampling method with three specific criteria , i.e. , geography and topography, socio-economic condition and water condition.  The results from the Sanitation Division of the Ministry of  Public Health show that approximately 91% of all pour-flush (PF) latrines outside municipalities (41.6% in 1977) are being used and , from the study it is found that in terms or technology, economy and social acceptability this type of latrine is undeniable the most satisfactory in rural areas of Thailand. It is reported likewise by the same agency that about 80.9% biogas digesters are functioning. Nevertheless, considering the  technological and socio-economic bottlenecks learned from the past, the reported achievement in the rural Thailand is still questionable. From the study, the biogas technology (BGT) and  double-vault composting pour-flush (DVCPF} latrine are ascribed as "unproven technology" at present.  Approaches to improving sanitation conditions including the most appropriate sanitation options have been suggested. with regards to the techno-socio-economic setting of rural. Thailand, the pour-flush. (PF) and ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrines are the most appropriate sanitation options recommended f or those  places without access to latrines. Furthermore, an algorithm tor the selection of sanitation options has been proposed by taking  in to account the socio-cultural and economic aspects of t.ne Thai rural people, availability of water supply level, availability of  existing sanitation technology and institutional activities and  government policies.10aRefuse and refuse disposal, RuralxThailand0 aSamorn Muttamara, eChairperson1 aNguyen, Cong Thanh, eExamination Committee0 aPaKit Kiravanich, eExamination Committee2 aThe Government of Japan, eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. EV-84-15  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B20592