Using Biodegradability of Sewage in Ordinary Pit Latrines to Assess their Agricultural Potentials

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F.I. Ugwu and J.C. Agunwamba , Trans., “Using Biodegradability of Sewage in Ordinary Pit Latrines to Assess their Agricultural Potentials”, IJAE, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 11–20, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.54105/ijae.A1502.04021124.
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F.I. Ugwu and J.C. Agunwamba , Trans., “Using Biodegradability of Sewage in Ordinary Pit Latrines to Assess their Agricultural Potentials”, IJAE, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 11–20, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.54105/ijae.A1502.04021124.
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