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Microbiological contamination of improved water sources, Mozambique

2022; World Health Organization; Volume: 100; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2471/blt.22.288646

ISSN

1564-0604

Autores

Hirotsugu Aiga, Marika Nomura, Mussagy Mahomed, José Paulo Langa,

Tópico(s)

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Resumo

MethodsTo examine the relationship between water source types and water quality, we conducted a cross-sectional household survey in two rural districts of Niassa province, Mozambique, during the dry season, from 21 August to 4 October 2019. Study areasNiassa province is located in north-west Mozambique.We focused on two typical rural districts, Majune and Muembe, in Niassa province (Fig. 1). 10 Majune district is located in the geographical centre of Niassa province, 115 km away from Lichinga, the capital of the province.Muembe district borders with Majune district in the south-east, 84 km away from Lichinga.The two districts are located in the rainy highland (annual precipitation: 1171 mm; altitude: 1500-1600 m).

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