Behavioral Adaptation to Improved Environmental Quality: Evidence From a Sanitation Intervention
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.70016
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper investigates behavioral adaptation to local improvements in environmental quality. Using exogenous variation in village sanitation coverage generated by the randomised allocation of financial incentives to latrine construction in Lao PDR, we find… read more here.
Keywords: adaptation; adaptation improved; behavioral adaptation; sanitation ... See more keywords
Women's Health and Empowerment for Sustainable Development: Linking Sanitation Burden and Agency in Asia and Africa
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DOI: 10.1002/sd.3495
Abstract: This paper aims to explore a research gap at the intersection of public health and empowerment literatures concerned with women's health‐related sanitation experiences and their sanitation‐specific agency. We shift focus from prevalent scholarly engagement with… read more here.
Keywords: level; sanitation burden; agency; sanitation ... See more keywords
Biomarkers of oxidative damage in bacteria for the assessment of sanitation efficacy in lettuce wash water
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8314-5
Abstract: In the fresh produce industry, validation of sanitation efficacy is critical to prevent cross-contamination of produce. The current validation approaches are either based on time-consuming plate counting assays or indirect measurements of chemical properties of… read more here.
Keywords: sanitation efficacy; sanitation; oxidative damage; wash water ... See more keywords
Review of Dry and Wet Decentralized Sanitation Technologies for Rural Areas: Applicability, Challenges and Opportunities
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-020-01268-7
Abstract: This paper reviews decentralized sanitation technologies comparing dry and wet solutions currently available, discussing their operational requirements, applicability, effluent output quality, efficiencies, environmental impacts, costs, challenges, as well as their advantages and implementation difficulties. Sanitation… read more here.
Keywords: rural areas; sanitation technologies; dry wet; sanitation ... See more keywords
Socio-environmental consideration of phosphorus flows in the urban sanitation chain of contrasting cities
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-017-1257-7
Abstract: Understanding how cities can transform organic waste into a valuable resource is critical to urban sustainability. The capture and recycling of phosphorus (P), and other essential nutrients, from human excreta is particularly important as an… read more here.
Keywords: urban sanitation; socio environmental; human excreta; consideration phosphorus ... See more keywords
Assessment of on-site sanitation practices and contamination of groundwater in rural areas of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00789-9
Abstract: The study assesses the existing sanitation practices in the rural areas of Fatehgarh Sahib including source identification of groundwater contamination using a semi-structured questionnaire. The survey of water uses and hygiene practices was carried out… read more here.
Keywords: rural areas; sanitation practices; groundwater; fatehgarh sahib ... See more keywords
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in a Conflict Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Kordofan, Sudan
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DOI: 10.1007/s44197-025-00347-4
Abstract: The UN General Assembly recognised the human right to water and sanitation through the sixth SDG in 2010. South Kordofan, a state in southern Sudan, faces WASH challenges due to conflict, geographical factors, and inadequate… read more here.
Keywords: south kordofan; hygiene; water; sanitation ... See more keywords
Lasting results: A qualitative assessment of efforts to make community-led total sanitation more inclusive of the needs of people with disabilities in Rumphi District, Malawi.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.05.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND In low-income countries, like Malawi, approaches aimed at improving access to household sanitation for persons with disabilities have been limited, and often do not include post-intervention process evaluations. 6% of Malawi's population reports defecating… read more here.
Keywords: community led; led total; malawi; people disabilities ... See more keywords
Economic analysis and probability of benefit of implementing onsite septic tank and resource-oriented sanitation systems in Seoul, South Korea
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2020.100762
Abstract: Abstract Most sanitation provisions cater to toilet infrastructures alone. Little consideration is given to requirements before and after toilets, such as the availability of water supply along with safe and sustainable methods for the disposal,… read more here.
Keywords: toilet; analysis; septic tank; sanitation ... See more keywords
Effects of poor sanitation procedures on cross-contamination of animal species in ground meat products
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106927
Abstract: The presence of read more here.
Keywords: beef; sanitation; species ground; pork ... See more keywords
Assessment of cascading effects of typhoons on water and sanitation services: A case study of informal settlements in Malabon, Philippines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101755
Abstract: Abstract Urban infrastructures are critical, highly interconnected, and interdependent systems of services that physically tie metropolitan areas, communities, and neighbourhoods together. When such highly inter-related systems are affected by a disaster, cascading effects may result… read more here.
Keywords: water; cascading effects; case; sanitation ... See more keywords