My name is Elias Sete Manjate, I am PhD researcher at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte-Brazil. My research is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation under the framework of Sanitation for the Urban Poor project (Stimulating Local Innovation on Sanitation for the Urban Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia). My University web page is www.ufmg.br/

Bellow I present the topic of my research, find pdf attached for more details

Title: Behavior Evaluation of Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for Treatment of Domestic Sewage and Septic Tank Sludge

General Objective
Evaluate the performance and behavior of vertical flow constructed wetlands for treating domestic wastewater and sludge from a septic tank.

The vertical flow constructed wetlands units are using an adaptation of French System:
a)Consist of three units in parallel
b)Two units treating domestic wastewater
c)One unit treating septic tank sludge


See attachments for details


Elias Manjate belongs a group of PhD students funded by a grand of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Unesco-IHE

forum.susana.org/forum/categories/97-ena...n-africa-and-se-asia


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Note by moderator (EvM): please see attached presentation from the recent IWA Nairobi conference by E. Manjate, L. C. O. Lana, D. C. Moraes, G. R. Vasconcelos, G. R. M. Maciel, M. von Sperling - which I think Elias meant to attach to his post.