Hypochlorite solution expiration and stability in household water treatment in developing countries

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-136

  Lantagne, D ^a   Preston, K ^b   Blanton, E ^a   Kotlarz, N ^b   Gezagehn, H ^c   Van Dusen, E ^d   Berens, J ^e   Jellison, K ^b  

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

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Expiration; Household water treatment; Residential location; Safe water system; Sodium hypochlorite; Solutes; Stability; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EXPIRATION; HOUSEHOLD WATER; RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS; SAFE WATER; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SOLUTES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HYDROMETALLURGY; SODIUM; STANDARDS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERWORKS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; LABORATORY METHOD; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOLUTE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ETHIOPIA; GUINEA; NIGERIA;

EID: 78651475300     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000299     Document Type: Article

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