Safe re-use practices in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana
Irrigation using untreated wastewater poses health risks to farmers and consumers of crop products, especially vegetables. With hardly any wastewater treatment in Ghana, a multiple-barrier approach was adopted and safe re-use practices were developed through action research involving a number of sta...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34643 |
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