Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and Mitigating Risk in Low-Income Countries

ISBN-13: 9781844077953 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 432 str.

Mark Redwood; Pay Drechsel; Liqa Raschid-Sally

Opis

In many countries, wastewater treatment systems are hardly functioning or have a very low coverage, resulting in very poor quality water being used for irrigation and the cultivation of consumable produce. This book is a comprehensive assessment of the use of untreated wastewater for irrigation, outlining the potential health hazards.