Assessment of E. coli and Salmonella spp. infection risks associated with different fecal sludge disposal practices in Thailand

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 355-364

  Yajima, A ^a   Koottatep, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fecal sludge; Health risk assessment; Recreational water; Salmonella spp

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DEVELOPING WORLD; FECES; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; THAILAND; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; THAILAND; TYPHOID FEVER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

THAILAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 77953089858     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.310     Document Type: Article

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