Chlorinating well water with liquid bleach was not an effective water disinfection strategy in Guinea-Bissau [1]

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-340

  Rowe, Alexander K ^a   Angulo, Frederick J ^a   Roberts, Leslie ^a   Tauxe, Robert ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; WELL WATER;

CHLORINATION; CHOLERA; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031758785     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129873444     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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