Faecal sludge management in low income areas: A case study of three districts in the Ashanti region of Ghana

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 189-199

  Appiah Effah, Eugene ^a   Nyarko, Kwabena Biritwum ^a   Gyasi, Samuel Fosu ^b   Awuah, Esi ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Desludging; Faecal sludge management; Peri urban area; Rural area

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904746914     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2014.126     Document Type: Article

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