新式马桶能提供清洁的饮用水,创造肥料,减少能源成本,并改善发展中世界的卫生状况,我们在思考地球面临哪些最具灾难性威胁的时候,很少把恶劣的卫生条件排在第一位。然而,无论在农村还是城市,卫生条件差都是诱发疾病和污染的显著因素(某些情况下还是直接的诱发因素)。每天,约有200万吨人类粪便被排到水道中。包括这种卫生问题在内的诸多因素限制了无污染饮用水的获取——尤其是在经常缺乏适当的处理和排污设施的发展中国家。总体上看,目前世界各地有25 New toilets provide clean drinking water, create fertilizers, reduce energy costs, and improve health in the developing world. We seldom put poor sanitation at the top when we think about the most catastrophic threats to the planet Bit. However, hygienic conditions, both in rural and urban areas, are significant (and in some cases immediate) triggers of illness and pollution. Every day, about 2 million tons of human excrement are discharged into the watercourse. Many factors, including such health problems, limit access to clean drinking water - especially in developing countries that often lack adequate treatment and sewerage facilities. Overall, there are currently 25 in all parts of the world