Sanitation of faeces from source-separating dry toilets using urea
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[Dry toilets: a means of alternative sanitation].
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Microbiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1364-5072,1365-2672
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04339.x