Open AccessSolar disinfection improves drinking water quality to prevent diarrhea in under-five children in Sikkim, India
Author(s) -
Ranabir Pal,
BB Rai,
Sumit Kar,
DechenC 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 , virology , pathology , 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.
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