Viability of commercially available bleach for water treatment in developing countries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1975-1978

  Lantagne, Daniele S ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MS A38 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORINE; WATER;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70349907168     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160077     Document Type: Article

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