Table 5.
Pit latrine odour intensity and description
| Source | Site | Pit latrine type | Odour intensity | odour description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Lin, et al. [76] | Durban | VP dry pit | Weak | Sewage, phenol-like |
| strong | Rotten egg, sewage, rancid | |||
| VP wet pit | Medium | More of sewage than faecal, rotten egg | ||
| Strong | Rotten egg, sewage, rancid | |||
| Nairobi | VP | strong: | cheese, manure, horse, farmyard | |
| Strong | cheese, manure, ammonia, urine | |||
| Kampala | VP 1 | weak | farmyard, ammonia slightly urine, geosmin (earthy, moisture) | |
| strong | rancid, rotten onion, phenylacetic acid-like | |||
| VP 2 | medium | farmyard, ambrinol (earthy, moisture), rancid | ||
| strong | rancid, phenolic, rotten vegetable | |||
| CJ-Fo Chappuis, et al. [113] | Nairobi | Weak | barnyard | |
| Durban | VIP | Weak | Animal, faecal |