Source | Site | Pit latrine type | Odour intensity | odour description |
---|---|---|---|---|
J Lin, et al. [76] | Durban | VP dry pit | Weak | Sewage, phenol-like |
 | strong | Rotten egg, sewage, rancid | ||
 | VP wet pit | Medium | More of sewage than faecal, rotten egg | |
 | Strong | Rotten egg, sewage, rancid | ||
 | Nairobi | VP | strong: | cheese, manure, horse, farmyard |
 | Strong | cheese, manure, ammonia, urine | ||
 | Kampala | VP 1 | weak | farmyard, ammonia slightly urine, geosmin (earthy, moisture) |
 | strong | rancid, rotten onion, phenylacetic acid-like | ||
 |  | VP 2 | medium | farmyard, ambrinol (earthy, moisture), rancid |
 | strong | rancid, phenolic, rotten vegetable | ||
CJ-Fo Chappuis, et al. [113] | Nairobi | Â | Weak | barnyard |
 | Durban | VIP | Weak | Animal, faecal |