Pathogen and indicator inactivation in source-separated human urine heated by the sun

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Nordin, Annika ^a   Niwagaba, Charles ^a   Jönsson, Håkan ^b   Vinnerås, Björn ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Inactivation; Pathogen; Sanitisation; Source separation; Temperature; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882979159     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2013.174     Document Type: Article

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