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. 2015 May 29;45(17):1827–1879. doi: 10.1080/10643389.2014.1000761

Table 12 . Summary table of feces and urine characteristics providing on-site sanitation design criteria.

Key design criteria Median value
Feces  
 Fecal wet weight (g/cap/day) 128
 Fecal dry weight (g/cap/day) 29
 Stool frequency (motions/24 hr) 1.1
 Total solids (%) 25
 VS (% of TS) 89
 COD (g/cap/day) 71
 Nitrogen (g/cap/day) 1.8
 Protein (g/cap/day) 6.3
 Lipids (g/cap/day) 4.1
 Carbohydrate (g/cap/day) 9
 Fiber (g/cap/day) 6
 Calorific value (kcal/cap/day) 132
 pH 6.6
Urine  
 Urine wet weight (L/cap/day) 1.4
 Urine dry weight (g/cap/day) 59
 Urination frequency (urinations/24 hr) 6
 Nitrogen (g/cap/day) 11
 Calorific value (kcal/cap/day) 1701
 pH 6.2