Open AccessSolar disinfection improves drinking water quality to prevent diarrhea in under-five children in Sikkim, India
Author(s) -
BB Rai,
Ranabir Pal,
Sumit Kar,
Dechen C Tsering
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.68532
Subject(s) - diarrhea , medicine , environmental health , population , hand washing , potable water , waterborne diseases , environmental engineering , hygiene , environmental science , pathology , virology , outbreak
Solar radiations improve the microbiological quality of water and offer a method for disinfection of drinking water that requires few resources and no expertise and may reduce the prevalence of diarrhea among under-five children.