Hygiene versus fertiliser: The use of human excreta in agriculture - A Vietnamese example

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 432-439

  Mackie Jensen, Peter Kjær ^a   Phuc, Pham Duc ^b   Knudsen, Line Gram ^a   Dalsgaard, Anders ^a   Konradsen, Flemming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Ascaris eggs; Ascaris infections; Composting guidelines; Composting latrine; Double vault latrines; Ecosan; Environmental hygiene; Hookworm; Human excreta reuse; Nutrient recycling; Organic farming; Sustainability; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM OXIDE; FERTILIZER; OXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SOIL; TIME; VIET NAM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; FECES; FERTILIZERS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OXIDES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; TOILET FACILITIES; VIETNAM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; VERMES;

EID: 45549098726     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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