Essays about: "human faeces"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words human faeces.

  1. 1. Influence of Wastewater DOM Fractions on the Adsorption of Pharmaceuticals onto Activated Carbon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Koustubh Karande; [2022]
    Keywords : Wastewater treatment; Dissolved organic matter; Pharmaceuticals; Activated carbon; Hydrophobicity; Molecular weight; Water resources engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Micropollutants in our sources of freshwater is an issue which requires immediate attention. The presence of pharmaceuticals, endocrine disrupting agents, pesticides and other harmful compounds have proven to have impact on the aquatic as well as on human life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Of Legal Mobilisation and Active Citizenship: Examining NGO Litigation in India to Eradicate Manual Scavenging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Alena Kahle; [2022]
    Keywords : active citizenship; Dalit rights; legal mobilisation; litigation; manual scavenging; neoliberal governance; public interest litigation; sanitation; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. READ MORE

  4. 3. Development of a defined minimal culture medium for Prevotella copri DSM 18205

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI)

    Author : Anna Nieto Esteve; [2020]
    Keywords : Prevotella copri; probiotics; fermentation; hemin; biotechnology; bioteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The human gut microbiota is involved in the host’s health and disease. There has been growing interest in the next generation probiotic candidate Prevotella copri, which plays a beneficial role in glucose metabolism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pathogen inactivation and quantitative microbial risk assessment for Peepoo sanitation system, Kibera

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Linnea Eriksson; Lisa Sundberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Quantitative microbial risk assessment; ammonia sanitisation; faeces; risk assessment; inactivation model; pathogen; Ascaris; E. coli; Campylobacter; Enterococcus; sanitation system; sanitisation technology;

    Abstract : Unsafe sanitation systems poses a risk for pathogen transmission, wherefore it is important to both inactivate pathogens present in human excreta and conduct safe sanitation systems from use to end-use. The Peepoo toilet, using ammonia sanitisation, have been suggested as a low-cost sanitation solution and is implemented in schools in Kibera, an urban slum in Kenya. READ MORE

  6. 5. Prevalence of the zoonotic diseases cysticercosis and trichinellosis among pigs in rural Cambodia : a cross-sectional study investigating prevalence and risk factors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Rebecca Söderberg; [2020]
    Keywords : pig; Cambodia; cysticercosis; trichinellosis; Taenia solium; Trichinella spiralis; ; seroprevalence;

    Abstract : Cysticercosis and trichinellosis are two parasitic zoonoses that are prevalent among pigs in Southeast Asia. The two diseases can cause serious illnesses in humans and human cysticercosis is a leading cause of death from food-borne diseases globally. READ MORE