1. The current state of source separation

Today, source separation is an approach to wastewater management that is promoted by many operators. It is sometimes presented as an innovative approach, sometimes as a "return to the garden shed". It is important to point out that, on the one hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken the concept on board and, on the other, that source separation practices are based on the sorting of wastewater. In order to assess the current state of source separation, we need to look at the visions surrounding the concept (§ 1.1 ), observe the development of the subject among our neighbors (§

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Bibliography

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Standards and norms

Dispositifs d'assainissement non collectif (dit autonome) - Pour les maisons d'habitation individuelle jusqu'à 20 pièces principales. AFNOR. - NF DTU 64.1 - 2013
Building work – Sanitary plumbing for buildings. AFNOR. - NF DTU 60.1 - 2012
Fertilizers – Designations and specifications – Part 1: mineral fertilizers. AFNOR. - NF U42-001-1 - 2011
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Regulations

Council Directive 91/676/EEC of December 12, 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.

Decree of September 7, 2009 setting the technical requirements applicable to non-collective sanitation installations receiving a gross organic pollution load less than or equal to 1.2 kg/d of BOD ₅ ....