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F

facilities (sanitation)

structures that are used to provide sanitation (1)


facultative ponds

waste stabilisation ponds that are aerobic at the top and anaerobic at the bottom (6)


faecal-oral route

transmission of pathogens from human faeces to a person via the mouth (2)


faecal sludge management

set of processes including storage, collection, transport, treatment and safe end-use or disposal of faecal sludge (6)


F diagram

diagram that shows the pathways for human exposure to pathogens through the faecal-oral route (2)


focus group

small group of people who discuss an issue relating to them in an organised session with a facilitator/moderator (3)



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