The public health situation of the population of Hanam Province in Vietnam is of great concern, as it is exposed daily to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Optimising arsenic (As) removal efficiency of current sand filters at household level or switching to cleaner or As-free water sources is ...
Bui Huy Tung
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Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
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Hong, N.N.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Health impact of exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water in Vietnam]
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Health impact of exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water in Vietnam
The incidence of diarrhoea was monitored and the risk factors for diarrhoea were identified in the rural community of Hanam, Vietnam, over a period of one year. Compared to adults without direct contact to wastewater and excreta during their agricultural activities, those in direct contact had a ...
Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Hattendorf, J.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Phung Dac Cam
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Odermatt, P.
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[Diarrhoeal disease related to agricultural wastewater and excreta use in Vietnam]
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Diarrhoeal disease related to agricultural wastewater and excreta use in Vietnam
Information on willingness to pay for improved sanitation facilities can be useful for designers and planners when assessing the economic viability of projects, setting affordable tariffs, evaluating policy alternatives, assessing financial sustainability, and designing socially equitable subsidi...
Hoang Van Minh
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Nguyen Hoang Thanh
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Jui-Chen Yang
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[Assessing willingness to pay for improved sanitation in Vietnam]
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Assessing willingness to pay for improved sanitation in Vietnam
Equitable access to urban sanitation services is necessary for populations’ welfare and well-being and is one of the Millennium Development Goals. This study highlights how the lack of access to urban waste management infrastructure and services impacts human health and the environment.
Parfait, K.
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Kouassi, D.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Bonfoh, Bassirou
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Jean, B.
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[Environmental and health impacts of urban sanitation services in Côte d’Ivoire]
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Environmental and health impacts of urban sanitation services in Côte d’Ivoire
The use of planted drying beds for faecal sludge treatment is effective for solid-liquid separation, but the leachate produced requires further treatment prior to discharge or reuse. This study investigates the potential of a new and low-cost solution for leachate treatment.
Are the current practices of handling human excreta for agricultural purposes by farmers in Vietnam good enough?This study set up an excreta storage experiment to research how to inactivate Ascaris lumbricoides eggs and stillmaintain the nutrient value of human excreta.
Vu Van Tu
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Huu Bich, T.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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[Helminth eggs die-off and nutrients: Human excreta storage experiment]
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Helminth eggs die-off and nutrients: Human excreta storage experiment