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  • Maciunas's obsession with archiving and classification turns otherworldly in a version of "Excreta Fluxorum" 1973, a box with labeled compartments containing feces from animals ranging from a caterpillar to a buffalo, alongside a white marble purportedly excreted by a unicorn.

    Making Art Out of Living Kristin M. Jones 2011

  • Excreta and waste water contain correspondingly high concentrations of excreted pathogens - the bacteria, viruses, protozoa and helminths (worms) that cause diseases in humans.

    Chapter 6 1996

  • Excreta refers to the combination of faeces and urine, normally of human origin.

    Chapter 5 1996

  • Excreta fertilized crops are, therefore, potential transmitters of A. Lumbricoides eggs where ascariasis is endemic.

    Chapter 6 1996

  • Excreta, being an organic waste, is biodegradable.

    Chapter 5 1996

  • Excreta-related diseases transmitted by insect vectors

    Chapter 3 1994

  • Excreta may be treated in various ways to eliminate the possibilities of disease transmission.

    Chapter 9 1992

  • Excreta drop directly into the tank through a pipe.

    Chapter 4 1992

  • Excreta removed in this way are sometimes termed nightsoil.

    Chapter 4 1992

  • Excreta are often mixed with straw or other vegetable waste, such as that used for animal bedding, and equal quantities of water added to make a slurry.

    Chapter 9 1992

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