It is estimated that over a billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs)
globally with majority occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The …

Management of faecal contamination of water would be improved if sources could be
accurately identified through water analysis. Human faeces are generally perceived as …

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The percentage removal (R) of human parasitic nematode eggs in waste stabilization ponds
can be described by the empirical equation R= 100 [1− 0.141 exp (− 0.38 θ)] where θ is the …

Sewage sludge biochar (SSB) has demonstrated a large potential to improve soil quality,
availability of nutrients, particularly phosphorus (P), and increase crop productivity. There is …

A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the irrigation districts of central Mexico, in which
9435 individuals participated. The health outcomes included diarrhoeal diseases and …

Introducción. La disposición de las aguas residuales y de los biosólidos provenientes de los
sistemas de depuración es una práctica común en la agricultura debido a su alta …

Various reagents commonly used to enumerate viable helminth eggs from wastewater and
sludge were evaluated for their potential to inactivate Ascaris eggs under typical laboratory …

Parasite removal and low cost systems for wastewater treatment have become increasingly
important requirements in developed and developing countries to safeguard public health …

The increasing use of wastewater for crop irrigation in arid and semi-arid zones means that
wastewater parasitology is becoming on important research area. The World Health …