Limitations of chlorine disinfection of human excreta: implications for Ebola disease control

Various NGO guidelines suggest that human excreta may be disinfected by the application of concentrated (e.g., 0.5%) chlorine solutions. However, chlorine-based disinfectants are thought to rapidly lose their bactericidal and virucidal properties in contact with high levels of organic matter and chl...

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Main Authors: Diogo Trajano, E. Dias, J. Ebdon, Huw Taylor
Format: Default Conference proceeding
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/31388
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