Water disinfection for developing countries and potential for solar thermal pasteurization

Solar Energy

Volumn 64, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 87-97

  Burch, Jay D ^a   Thomas, Karen E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

SOLAR THERMAL PASTEURIZATION; WATER DISINFECTION;

SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH HAZARD; WATER TREATMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032173216     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(98)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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