The chulli water purifier: Acceptability and effectiveness of an innovative strategy for household water treatment in Bangladesh

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 979-984

  Gupta, Sundeep K ^a   Islam, M S ^b   Johnston, Richard ^c   Ram, Pavani Kalluri ^d   Luby, Stephen P ^b  

^a International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research ^*  (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c Water and Environmental Sanitation Section   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLAY; COST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD; INTERVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 47049113704     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.979     Document Type: Article

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