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The excrevator (power auger) to empty pits (North Carolina State University, USA) - now field testing
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Re: The excrevator (power auger) to empty pits (North Carolina State University, USA) - now field testing

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Re: The excrevator (power auger) to empty pits (North Carolina State University, USA) - now field testing

Dear all,
For those of you following progress of the excrevator tool by the group of Francis at North Carolina State University, take a look at this presentation at the FMS3 conference:
The “Excrevator” - Safe and Effective Pit Emptying: Tate Rogers, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
www.susana.org/images/documents/07-cap-d...1/2-1-3-6-Rogers.pdf
It includes results from their field testing in:
As far as I know, their current phase of funding is coming (or has come) to an end, so I think they are looking for more funds for further R&D, so I wish them good luck with that!
Regards,
Elisabeth
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For those of you following progress of the excrevator tool by the group of Francis at North Carolina State University, take a look at this presentation at the FMS3 conference:
The “Excrevator” - Safe and Effective Pit Emptying: Tate Rogers, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
www.susana.org/images/documents/07-cap-d...1/2-1-3-6-Rogers.pdf
It includes results from their field testing in:
- Hyderabad, India
- Durban, South Africa
- Mzuzu, Malawi
- The Excrevator is an effective pit emptying tool if trash content can be managed
- An assortment of tools are necessary to empty the high variability of existing pits
- Field testing to continue in Malawi in Early 2015
- New field testing locations to be determined
As far as I know, their current phase of funding is coming (or has come) to an end, so I think they are looking for more funds for further R&D, so I wish them good luck with that!
Regards,
Elisabeth
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Dr. Elisabeth von Muench
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