Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture

This paper sets out the trends and challenges of wastewater use in agriculture; identifies the risks and benefits of wastewater irrigation; describes the risk-assessment and management framework adopted by the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and...

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Autores principales: Scheierling, S.M., Bartone, C.R., Mara, D.D., Drechsel, Pay
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40458
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Sumario:This paper sets out the trends and challenges of wastewater use in agriculture; identifies the risks and benefits of wastewater irrigation; describes the risk-assessment and management framework adopted by the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other international and national organizations; and proposes measures for applying the framework to reduce health risks by moving from unplanned to a planned, integrated, approach to wastewater use for irrigation.