The management of greywater in the non-sewered areas of South Africa

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-343

  Carden, K ^a   Armitage, N ^a   Winter, K ^a   Sichone, O ^a   Rivett, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Greywater disposal strategy; Greywater generation; Greywater quality; Non sewered areas

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; SANITATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 57049095764     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15730620801972316     Document Type: Article

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