Inefficiency of sanitation measures aboard commercial aircraft: environmental pollution and disease.
Recent investigations at Tokyo International Airport have proven that environmental pollution resulting from the inefficient disposal of human excretion aboard aircraft is an important problem from the standpoint of quarantine. It is, therefore, recommended that the worldwide aviation industry take immediate measures to improve conditions and eliminate this problem, which has thus far been ignored by aircraft designers, airport administration, and CAB personnel.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000209:etiology; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000009:adverse effects; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012722:Sewage
D004202:Disinfectants; D012722:Sewage