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Article: Septic system density and infectious diarrhea in a defined population of children. (Children's Health).
- Article from:
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
- Author:
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One-quarter of U.S. households use a septic system for wastewater disposal. In this study we investigated whether septic system density was associated with endemic diarrheal illness in children. Cases--children 1 to
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Acute infectious diarrhea remains a common illness in the United States, particularly among young children, the age group most susceptible to gastrointestinal infections. Children
One major reservoir of human enteropathogens in the environment is private onsite wastewater treatment systems (i.e., septic systems). Septic systems process wastewater from approximately 25 million rural and suburban households, or one-quarter of all households in the ...