Tu Vu-Van1,2,3,4, Phuc Pham-Duc5, Mirko S Winkler6,7, Christian Zurbrügg8, Jakob Zinsstag6,7, Huong Le Thi Thanh9, Tran Huu Bich9, Hung Nguyen-Viet5,10. 1. Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER), Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. vuvantu@gmail.com. 2. Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital, Hoa Binh, Vietnam. vuvantu@gmail.com. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. vuvantu@gmail.com. 4. University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. vuvantu@gmail.com. 5. Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER), Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. 6. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. 7. University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 8. Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Sandec), Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland. 9. Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam. 10. International Livestock Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We studied the influence of different additive materials (lime, and rice husk) and aeration conditions on Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in 24 vaults of an experimental excreta storage unit. METHODS: Excreta samples were collected once every two weeks over a 181-day period. Temperature, pH, and moisture content were recorded. A. lumbricoides eggs were quantitatively analyzed by the Romanenko method, which identified and counted live and dead eggs. RESULTS: From the first sampling (0 storage day) to the final sampling (181 storage days) the average percentage of viable A. lumbricoides eggs decreased gradually from 76.72 ± 11.23% (mean ± SD) to 8.26 ± 5.20%. The storage time and the high pH value significantly increased the die-off of helminth eggs. Over 181 storage days, all vaults option effectively reduced A. lumbricoides eggs die-off. CONCLUSIONS: The best vault option, with aeration and 10% lime per total weight, met the WHO standard for excreta treatment on the 111th storage day.
OBJECTIVES: We studied the influence of different additive materials (lime, and rice husk) and aeration conditions on Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in 24 vaults of an experimental excreta storage unit. METHODS: Excreta samples were collected once every two weeks over a 181-day period. Temperature, pH, and moisture content were recorded. A. lumbricoides eggs were quantitatively analyzed by the Romanenko method, which identified and counted live and dead eggs. RESULTS: From the first sampling (0 storage day) to the final sampling (181 storage days) the average percentage of viable A. lumbricoides eggs decreased gradually from 76.72 ± 11.23% (mean ± SD) to 8.26 ± 5.20%. The storage time and the high pH value significantly increased the die-off of helminth eggs. Over 181 storage days, all vaults option effectively reduced A. lumbricoides eggs die-off. CONCLUSIONS: The best vault option, with aeration and 10% lime per total weight, met the WHO standard for excreta treatment on the 111th storage day.
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Ascaris lumbricoides; Helminth; Human excreta; Vietnam; Waste reuse
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