Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview

After introducing terms and terminology of wastewater, sludge and excreta use, the chapter highlights their global drivers and significance using examples from different parts of the developing world. It is useful in the discussion to differentiate between unplanned use of wastewater resulting from...

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Autores principales: Jiménez, B., Drechsel, Pay, Koné, D., Bahri, Akissa, Raschid-Sally, Liqa, Qadir, Manzoor
Formato: Capítulo de libro
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Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/36806
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author Jiménez, B.
Drechsel, Pay
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Bahri, Akissa
Raschid-Sally, Liqa
Qadir, Manzoor
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description After introducing terms and terminology of wastewater, sludge and excreta use, the chapter highlights their global drivers and significance using examples from different parts of the developing world. It is useful in the discussion to differentiate between unplanned use of wastewater resulting from poor sanitation, and planned use which tries to address matters such as economic or physical water scarcity. Both types of wastewater use can have significant socio-economic benefits but also institutional challenges and risks which require different management approaches and, ideally, different guidelines. This diversity makes the current WHO Guidelines, which try to be global in nature, complex to understand and apply. Whilst planned reuse will remain the norm in countries that can afford treatment, most countries in the developing world are likely to continue to use non- or only partially treated wastewater, for as long as sanitation and waste disposal are unable to keep pace with urban population growth. However, there are options to link urban faecal sludge and wastewater management with urban food demands or other forms of resource ecovery that provide opportunities to safely close the nutrient and water loops.
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spelling CGSpace368062025-11-07T08:11:05Z Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview Jiménez, B. Drechsel, Pay Koné, D. Bahri, Akissa Raschid-Sally, Liqa Qadir, Manzoor wastewater water reuse sewage sludge excreta developing countries diseases agriculture crop production After introducing terms and terminology of wastewater, sludge and excreta use, the chapter highlights their global drivers and significance using examples from different parts of the developing world. It is useful in the discussion to differentiate between unplanned use of wastewater resulting from poor sanitation, and planned use which tries to address matters such as economic or physical water scarcity. Both types of wastewater use can have significant socio-economic benefits but also institutional challenges and risks which require different management approaches and, ideally, different guidelines. This diversity makes the current WHO Guidelines, which try to be global in nature, complex to understand and apply. Whilst planned reuse will remain the norm in countries that can afford treatment, most countries in the developing world are likely to continue to use non- or only partially treated wastewater, for as long as sanitation and waste disposal are unable to keep pace with urban population growth. However, there are options to link urban faecal sludge and wastewater management with urban food demands or other forms of resource ecovery that provide opportunities to safely close the nutrient and water loops. 2010 2014-06-12T14:36:43Z 2014-06-12T14:36:43Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/36806 en Open Access application/pdf Jimenez, B.; Drechsel, Pay; Kone, D.; Bahri, Akissa; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Qadir, Manzoor. 2010. Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview. In Drechsel, Pay; Scott, C. A.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Redwood, M.; Bahri, Akissa (Eds.). Wastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. London, UK: Earthscan; Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.3-27. (Also in French).
spellingShingle wastewater
water reuse
sewage sludge
excreta
developing countries
diseases
agriculture
crop production
Jiménez, B.
Drechsel, Pay
Koné, D.
Bahri, Akissa
Raschid-Sally, Liqa
Qadir, Manzoor
Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview
title Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview
title_full Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview
title_fullStr Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview
title_full_unstemmed Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview
title_short Wastewater, sludge and excreta use in developing countries: an overview
title_sort wastewater sludge and excreta use in developing countries an overview
topic wastewater
water reuse
sewage sludge
excreta
developing countries
diseases
agriculture
crop production
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