International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Lactic acid from food waste enhances pathogen inactivation and urea stabilization in human urine

Zerihun Getaneh
  • Zerihun Getaneh
  • School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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Nancy G. Love
  • Nancy G. Love
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 1351 Beal Avenue, EWRE, ANN Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Adey Desta
  • Adey Desta
  • Institute of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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Agizew Nigussie
  • Agizew Nigussie
  • School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 09 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 13 September 2021
  •  Published: 30 September 2021

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