Microbiological assessments of compost toilets: In situ measurements and laboratory studies on the survival of fecal microbial indicators using sentinel chambers

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1144-1154

  Tonner Klank L ^a   Moller J ^a   Forslund, A ^a   Dalsgaard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; GROWTH KINETICS; PATHOLOGY;

MICROBIAL INDICATORS; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

SUGAR;

BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; GROWTH KINETICS; PATHOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; FECAL COLIFORM; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PATHOGEN; SURVIVAL;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASCARIDIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COMPOST; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES MICROFLORA; GRASS; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SANITATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENMARK; ENTEROCOCCUS; OVUM; SALMONELLA; SOIL; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; TOILET FACILITIES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ASCARIDIA GALLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 34250683723     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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