ArticleThe Science of the total environment2019
Bioaerosol emissions associated with pit latrine emptying operations.
Article in The Science of the total environment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of pathogen reduction in onsite sanitation systems.Water research X · 2023Review
- PersistentEnvironmental science & technology · 2022Article
- Whole Genome Sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing of EnterotoxigenicInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Analysis of pit latrine microbiota reveals depth-related variation in composition, and key parameters and taxa associated with latrine fill-up rate.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- "You need to dispose of them somewhere safe": Covid-19, masks, and the pit latrine in Malawi and South Africa.PloS one · 2022Article
- Poor awareness and attitudes to sanitation servicing can impede China's Rural Toilet Revolution: Evidence from Western China.The Science of the total environment · 2021Article
- Impact of sampling depth on pathogen detection in pit latrines.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Antimicrobial resistance genes are enriched in aerosols near impacted urban surface waters in La Paz, Bolivia.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Bioaerosol sampling optimization for community exposure assessment in cities with poor sanitation: A one health cross-sectional study.The Science of the total environment · 2020Article
- Impact of an intervention to improve pit latrine emptying practices in low income urban neighborhoods of Maputo, Mozambique.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2020Article
- Analysis of fecal sludges reveals common enteric pathogens in urban Maputo, Mozambique.Environmental science & technology letters · 2020Article
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Abstract
Pit latrines are the most common sanitation option in the developing world. They are simple to build but require periodic emptying which results in widespread dispersion of fecal pathogens in the environment. While much is known about the health risks of fecal-oral exposure, little is known about those resulting from the aerosolization of pathogens from fecal material. Bioaerosols were sampled around seven pit latrines before, after, and during emptying in Blantyre, Malawi. Bioaerosols were collected directly onto nutrient and selective medium agar plates using an impact sampler. DNA was extracted from some plates and analyzed for selected enteric pathogens. Total heterotrophic bacteria in the air during active emptying ranged from 198 to >13,000 colony forming units (CFU) per m
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