Is drinking water from 'improved sources' really safe? A case study in the Logone valley (Chad-Cameroon)

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 748-761

  Sorlini, S ^a   Palazzini, D ^a   Mbawala, A ^b   Ngassoum, M B ^b   Collivignarelli, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chad Cameroon; Drinking water sources; Quality monitoring; Sanitary inspections

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WELL WATER;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HEALTH HAZARD; LAKE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLA; SANITATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; CAMEROON; CHAD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SAFETY; STANDARD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CHAD; LOGONE VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CAMEROON; CHAD; DRINKING WATER; HUMANS; SAFETY; SANITARY ENGINEERING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84894609392     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2013.017     Document Type: Article

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