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
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
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