Efficacy of a solar concentrator to Inactivate E. coli and C. perfringens spores in latrine waste in Kenya.

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Abstract
Alternative sanitation options are needed for effective waste management in low-income countries where centralized, large-scale waste treatment is not easily achievable. A newly designed solar concentrator technology utilizes solar thermal energy to treat feces contained in drums. This pilot study assessed the efficacy of the new design to inactivate microbes in 13 treatment drums under field conditions in Kenya. Three-quarters of the drums contained <1000 E. coli/g of total solids following 6 h of solar thermal treatment and inactivation of thermotolerant C. perfringens spores ranged from <1.8 to >5.0 log. Nearly all (94%) samples collected from treatment drums achieved thermophilic temperatures (>50 °C) during the treatment period, however this alone did not ensure samples met the WHO E. coli guideline; higher, sustained thermophilic temperatures tended to be more effective in reaching this guideline. The newly designed solar concentrator was capable of inactivating thermotolerant, environmentally-stable microorganisms as, or possibly more, efficiently than a previous design. Additional data are needed to better characterize how temperature, time, and other parameters affect the ability of the solar concentrator to inactivate microbes in feces.
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Authors Murphy, J L;Ayers, T;Foote, A;Woods, E;Wamola, N;Fagerli, K;Waiboci, L;Mugoh, R;Mintz, E D;Zhao, K;Marano, N;O'Reilly, C E;Hill, V R;
Journal The Science of the total environment
Year 2019
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S0048-9697(19)33132-8
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