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Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Drechsel, Pay Keraita, Bernard N. Seidu, R. Abaidoo, Robert C. |
| Spatial Coverage | Ghana [GH] |
| Description | Contamination levels of water and crops which exceed common standards are only a first indication of human health risks. This chapter shows estimates of human health risks from consumption of wastewater-irrigated vegetables based for example on dose-response modeling. The chapter focuses on human health risks and risk perceptions of microbiological and chemical contaminants such as heavy metals and pesticides. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/8e79e044-4016-4ade-855d-ab642c7fa04c |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Water, Land and Ecosystems Recovering and Reusing Resources in Urbanized Ecosystems Public Health Health Hazards Wastewater Irrigation Vegetables Biological Contamination Heavy Metals Pesticides |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |