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. 2009 Aug;6(8):e1000127.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000127. Epub 2009 Aug 18.

Solar water disinfection in household settings: hype or hope?

Zulfiqar A Bhutta  1
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Solar water disinfection in household settings: hype or hope?

Zulfiqar A Bhutta. PLoS Med. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Zulfiqar Bhutta discusses a new trial of solar water disinfection in rural Bolivia, and questions whether such technologies offer just hype or new hope for communities struggling with unclean water and poor sanitation.

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