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Sustainable Urban Renewal and Wastewater Treatment no. 32, 2003

Occurence and survival of viruses in composted human feaces

Abstract
The aim of this report is to provide the knowledge necessary to evaluate the possible occurrence of pathogenic viruses in human composted faeces, with particular regard to the conditions existing in Denmark. The report contains a review of the literature on the occurrence of pathogenic viruses in human faces and their survival during storage, treatment and utilization of composted faeces. The report only addresses survival of viruses during centralised controlled composting as decentralised composting, e.g. at household level, is less likely to generate the adequate heat required for virus inactivation.

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