Evaluation of sanitation and wastewater treatment technologies: Case studies from India

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Starkl, M ^a   Stenstrom T A ^b,c,d   Roma, E ^e   Phansalkar, M ^f   Srinivasan, R K ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI)   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Centre for Environmental Management and Decision Support (CEMDS)   (Austria)

^g Centre for Science and Environment   (India)

Author keywords

Biogas; DEWATS; Ecosan; MSF (multiple stage filtration); Septic tank; SIBF (solid immobilized biofilter)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879248346     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2013.099     Document Type: Article

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