Search Results - "Kilungo, Aminata"
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COVID-19 lockdowns: Employment and business disruptions, water access and hygiene practices in Nairobi's informal settlements
Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (01-09-2022)“…Host to one billion people around the world, informal settlements are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 lockdown measures as they already lack basic services…”
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The efficacy of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) tests for detecting microbial contamination in rooftop-harvested rainwater
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment (01-11-2023)“…As climate change strains the world’s freshwater resources, access to safe and clean water becomes limited. The use of alternative water sources, such as…”
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Minding the gap: socio-demographic factors linked to the perception of environmental pollution, water harvesting infrastructure, and gardening characteristics
Published in Journal of environmental studies and sciences (01-09-2022)“…With the ongoing need for water conservation, the American Southwest has worked to increase harvested rainwater efforts to meet municipal needs. Concomitantly,…”
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Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Led Telephonic Medication Therapy Management Program in Rural Arizona: Implications for Community Health Practice
Published in Clinics and practice (22-04-2022)“…This study evaluated a pharmacist-led telephonic Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program for rural patients in Arizona with poor access to healthcare…”
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In situ real-time quantification of microbial communities: Applications to cold and dry volcanic habitats
Published in Global ecology and conservation (01-10-2018)“…We report field tests of an instrument using multi-wavelength excitation and detection of fluorescence capable of detection and discrimination of viable cells,…”
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Assessing the impact of rainwater harvesting infrastructure and gardening trends on microbial indicator organism presence in harvested rainwater and garden soils
Published in Journal of applied microbiology (01-06-2023)“…To assess the microbial water quality of harvested rainwater infrastructure used to supplement household water uses for homegrown produce. Using a co-created…”
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Evaluation of Well Designs to Improve Access to Safe and Clean Water in Rural Tanzania
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (04-01-2018)“…The objective of this study was to examine three well designs: drilled wells (20-30 m deep), closed dug wells (>5 m deep), and hand-dug open wells (<5 m deep),…”
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Local Perceptions, Cultural Beliefs, Practices and Changing Perspectives of Handling Infant Feces: A Case Study in a Rural Geita District, North-Western Tanzania
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (29-04-2020)“…We report on the management of infant feces in a rural village in Geita region, Tanzania. Findings discussed here emerged incidentally from a qualitative study…”
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Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (09-10-2018)“…Environmental health literacy (EHL) has recently been defined as the continuum of environmental health knowledge and awareness, skills and self-efficacy, and…”
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Combating Climate Injustices: An Informal Science and Popular Education Approach to Addressing Environmental Health Disparities
Published in Pedagogy in health promotion (01-12-2018)“…As global warming worsens, addressing environmental health disparities and justice is increasingly important. This necessity is evident in southern…”
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Pollution Prevention through Peer Education: A Community Health Worker and Small and Home-Based Business Initiative on the Arizona-Sonora Border
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (01-09-2015)“…Government-led pollution prevention programs tend to focus on large businesses due to their potential to pollute larger quantities, therefore leaving a gap in…”
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Drinking water quality monitoring
Published 01-01-2013“…This dissertation involves two different studies. The first concerns the real-time detection of microbial contamination in drinking water using intrinsic…”
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Drinking water quality monitoring
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