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Table 2 Pathogens level of the raw faecal sludge

From: Production of low emission briquettes from carbonized faecal sludge as an alternative source of cooking energy

Sample ID

Pathogens

E-Coli (CFU/100 mL)

Salmonella (CFU/100 mL)

Shigella (CFU/100 mL)

Ascaris lumbricoides

Hookworms eggs

Raw faecal sludge from the septic tank

TNTC

TNTC

TNTC

Positive

Positive

Raw faecal sludge from pit latrines

TNTC

TNTC

TNTC

Positive

Positive

Dried faecal sludge from the septic tank

0

0

0

Positive

Positive

Dried faecal sludge from pit latrines

0

0

0

Positive

Positive

Carbonized faecal sludge from the septic tank

0

0

0

Negative

Negative

Carbonized faecal sludge from pit latrines

0

0

0

Negative

Negative

  1. NB: TNTC Too Numerous to Count