A strategy for evaluating the environmental impact of on-site sanitation systems

Water SA

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 279-291

  Van Ryneveld, M B ^a   Fourie, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMAPCT; HEALTH IMPACT; SANITATION SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031464097     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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