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Re: GBlist: solar composting toilets/urine batteries
Ron: How big are these elephant worms? Can they really survive in a 6'Lx3'W x6'H
composting toilet? Can they survive the urine? Will they overpopulate? Are
they dangerous? Are these worms or snakes? If they can help to
digest/convert material and help to aerate the mass, that is what we need.
Thanks for any further information from anyone.
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Jorg Ostrowski, M. Arch. A.S. (MIT), B. Arch. (Toronto), Ecotect
in full-time professional practice since 1976 (Straw Bale since 1978),
3 demonstration projects in Canada built 1979, 1981, 1994, +80,000 visitors
- living a conserver lifestyle & working in a sustainable home and office
Web Site [under construction]: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~jdo/ecotecture.htm
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On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Ron Sutcliffe wrote:
>
> Jorg Ostrowski wrote:
> >
> > I am searching for the best worm to use to help aerate and digest the
> > material. Eventually I would like to convert our waterless toilet to
> > separate the urine to operate a battery, if I can find out more on this
> > (electrical) "urine battery".
>
> Worm toilet guru, Tom Watson has the info on the most efficient worm. I
> do not recall the species although I know that it is an African elephant
> dung worm. I will get the reference as soon as I contact Tom again. He
> refuses to participate in the cyber-realm.
>
> Urine battery concept is new to me.
>
> Regards
> Ron Sutcliffe
>
>
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