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Comparative Study
. 2001 Oct;91(10):1610-1.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.91.10.1610.

Seeking safe storage: a comparison of drinking water quality in clay and plastic vessels

P Ogutu  1 , V Garrett, P Barasa, S Ombeki, A Mwaki, R E Quick
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Comparative Study

Seeking safe storage: a comparison of drinking water quality in clay and plastic vessels

P Ogutu et al. Am J Public Health. 2001 Oct.
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FIGURE 1—
Vessels used in laboratory and village evaluations in western Kenya.
FIGURE 2—
FIGURE 2—
Free chlorine (Cl2) levels in river water treated with 16 mL (8 mg/L) of 1% sodium hypochlorite solution, by time interval: Laboratory study, Ariri, Kenya, May 2000.
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