Faecal contamination of drinking water in a Brazilian shanty town: Importance of household storage and new human faecal marker testing

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-331

  Copeland, Curtis C ^a   Beers, Benjamin B ^a   Thompson, Meghan R ^a   Fitzgerald, Relana P ^a   Barrett, Leah J ^a   Sevilleja, Jesus E ^a,b   Alencar, Sayonara ^c   Lima, Aldo A M ^a   Guerrant, Richard L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diarrhoea; Favela; Water contamination; Water origin; Water storage

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

BIOMARKER; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; FECES; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD GROWTH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTION;

BRAZIL;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67651037524     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.081     Document Type: Article

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