On the 25th of April, the SPANS team held a workshop on serious gaming âGames for Resource Recovery in Sanitationâ at Makerere University, Uganda. We presented the serious game that we have been developing within the SPANS project â Sanitation Planning for Alternative Nutrient-Recovery Systems (see Blogg post 201-12-05). The aim of the workshop was to present a serious game for increasing understanding of resource recovery from sanitation systems. Serious gaming is a tool for engagement and planning to inform sanitation decision making. Participants were provided with background information about serious gaming and then played a prototype of the game. Workshop participants included representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Water, National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Kampala Capital City Authorities, local consultants and staff from local universities. Reflections and discussion after the workshop have provided feedback for further development of the game. The game was well received and several stakeholders invited us back to test the finalized game within actual planning processes.
Author: Prithvi Simha
JordbruksfĂ€ltförsök pĂ„ torkat urin – “Granurin”
Under perioden december 2018 till februari 2019 har vi installerat och anvĂ€nt 8 stycken prototyper av urinsorteringsanordningar i familjestorlek, i Uppsala. I slutet av processen lyckades vi producera 40 kg torrt gödselmedel (vilket vĂ„ra kollegor i Frankrike kallar för âgranurinâ) med ett kvĂ€veinnehĂ„ll pĂ„ 10 %. Vi lyckades sĂ„lunda torka nĂ€stan 500 liter urin, vilket Ă€r vad en genomsnittlig person urinerar pĂ„ ett Ă„r. Detta gödselmedel appliceras nu och testas som en del av AGROCAPI-projektet, dĂ€r syftet Ă€r att “studera den agronomiska valoriseringen av produkter som hĂ€rrör frĂ„n urinkĂ€llans separation”. Försöken utförs i Frankrike av Tristan Martin och kollegor vid det nationella institutet för jordbruksforskning (INRA).
Agricultural field trials on dehydrated urine – “Granurin”
Between December 2018 and February 2019, we installed and used eight family-scale urine dehydrator prototypes in Uppsala. At the end of this period, we managed to produce 40 kg of dry fertiliser (which our collegues in France call “granurin”) with a nitrogen content of 10%. We thus managed to dry nearly 500 L of urine, which is what an average person urinates in a year. This fertiliser is now being applied and tested as part of the AGROCAPI project, where the intent is to ‘study the agronomic valorization of products resulting from urine source separation’. The trials are being carried out in France by Tristan Martin and colleagues at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA).
Makoto joins Kretsloppsteknik
Hi, Iâm Makoto from Japan. I will work on the analysis of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals in wastewater with Sahar Dalahmeh at SLU’s Kretsloppsteknik group. Since I have been interested in sanitation research right from my Environmental Engineering bachelor studies in Japan, I am grateful for this opportunity to continue to learn and work at SLU.
Project opportunity: applying urine-based fertiliser in aeroponics
Proposed Title: Identifying optimal application rates of urine-based fertilizer for basil grown in climate-controlled aeroponics chambers.
Credits: 30 credits; Level: Advanced
Subject: Technology or Environmental Science
Start: Fall 2019 (flexible)
Nordic Biochar Network: Char and biochar workshop in Denmark
Char and biochar workshop 2019
Applications, characterization, production
When? Friday, May 24th 2019
Where? DTU Lyngby Campus, SĂžltofts Plads â Building 229 (Lounge)
Kretsloppsteknik at Uppsala city library to discuss our current water-borne sanitation system
Next week, Annika Nordin and Cecilia Lalander, Researchers at Kretsloppsteknik will be at the Uppsala City Library to discuss why our current water-borne sanitation system is not as good as many might think. They will present what we believe will be the future sanitation solutions, which in a better and more efficient way safeguard and manage the resources in our sewers.
Kretsloppsteknik vid Uppsala stadsbibliotek för att diskutera kring vÄrt nuvarande vattenburna sanitetssystem
NÀsta veckan kommer Annika och Cecilia frÄn Kretsloppsteknik till Uppsala stadsbibliotek för att diskutera kring varför vÄrt nuvarande vattenburna sanitetssystem inte Àr sÄ bra som mÄnga kanske tror och presentera vad vi tror kommer vara framtidens sanitetslösningar, som pÄ ett bÀttre och mer effektivt sÀtt tillvaratar och hanterar resurserna i vÄrt avlopp.
Kretsloppsteknik nÀrvarade vid MÀnniskans Natur som arrangeras av Axfoundation
à rets evenemang hade temat under ytan, och tog upp ett brett spektrum av intressanta Àmnen, frÄn djuphavsforskning till psykologin kring hur vi ser pÄ och hanterar klimathotet. VÄrt inspel syntes pÄ menyn, dÄ Axfoundation bjöd pÄ sin vision av framtidens mat. Det bjöds pÄ kÄlrot och pumpa, gödslad med frass (insektskompost) frÄn vÄra fluglarver som utfodrats med livsmedelsavfall och till det serverades det bÄde kyckling och regnbÄgslax som har fÄtt insekter som sin huvudsakliga proteinkÀlla. Larverna som anvÀndes var uppfödda pÄ Ätertaget bröd och grönsaksavfall frÄn Sorunda grönskshallar.
Kretsloppsteknik at the Human Nature arranged by Axfoundation
This year’s event had the theme below the surface, and brought up a wide range of interesting topics; from deep-sea research to the psychology of how we look at and manage the threat of climate change. At dinner Axfoundation presented their vision of future food and thatâs where we came into the picture. On the menu were cabbage and pumpkin fertilized with frass (insect compost) from our fly larvae reared on food waste, served with chicken and rainbow trout that had insects as their main protein source. The larvae used in the feed were reared on reclaimed bread and vegetable waste from Sorunda grönsakshallar.