Point-of-use water treatment in emergency response

Waterlines

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 30-52

  Lantagne, Daniele ^a   Clasen, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Emergencies; Household water treatment; Implementation; point of use water treatment

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISINFECTION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 84859726594     PISSN: 02628104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3362/1756-3488.2012.005     Document Type: Review

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