Effectiveness of common and improved sanitary washing methods in selected cities of West Africa for the reduction of coliform bacteria and helminth eggs on vegetables

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 40-50

  Amoah, P ^a   Drechsel, P ^a   Abaidoo, R C ^b   Klutse, A ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c Regional Centre of Low Cost Water Supply and Sanitation   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Africa; Faecal coliforms; Pathogen removal; Vegetables; Washing; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

VINEGAR;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; FOOD SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD WASHING; GHANA; HEALTH HAZARD; HELMINTH; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD HANDLING; GHANA; HELMINTHS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LACTUCA; VERMES;

EID: 36248967679     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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