Environmental monitoring and analysis of faecal contamination in an urban setting in the city of bari (Apulia Region, Italy): Health and hygiene implications

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3972-3986

  Tarsitano, Elvira ^a   Greco, Grazia ^a   Decaro, Nicola ^a   Nicassio, Francesco ^a   Lucente, Maria Stella ^a   Buonavoglia, Canio ^a   Tempesta, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Chlamydophila psittaci; Public health; Reovirus; Rotavirus; Toxascaris leonina; Toxocara canis; Trichuris vulpis; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; ITALY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; REOVIRUS; SALMONELLA; TOXOCARA CANIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN HYGIENE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLUMBA; ORTHOREOVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TRICHURIS VULPIS;

EID: 78649701474     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7113972     Document Type: Article

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