The potential for self-sanitisation of faecal sludge by intrinsic ammonia

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 6014-6023

  Fidjeland, Jørgen ^a,b   Magri, Maria Elisa ^a,c   Jönsson, Håkan ^a   Albihn, Ann ^b   Vinnerås, Björn ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ammonia sanitisation; Ascaris; Bacteria; Faecal sludge; Helminth eggs; Inactivation; Toilet

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; SALMONELLA;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA SANITIZATION; ASCARIS; ASCARIS EGGS; FAECAL SLUDGE; HELMINTHS EGGS; INACTIVATION; SANITIZATION; TOILET; WATER VOLUMES;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; WATER;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGG; FECES; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; RECYCLING; SANITATION; SLUDGE; STORAGE STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VENTILATION; VIABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; EGG; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECAL SLUDGE; HELMINTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SELF SANITATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; URINE;

ASCARIS; ASCARIS SUUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VERMES;

AMMONIA SANITISATION; ASCARIS; BACTERIA; FAECAL SLUDGE; HELMINTH EGGS; INACTIVATION; TOILET;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ASCARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84885375658     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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