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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author Scheierling, S.M.
Bartone, C.R.
Mara, D.D.
Drechsel, Pay
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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace404582025-06-17T08:24:24Z Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture Scheierling, S.M. Bartone, C.R. Mara, D.D. Drechsel, Pay water management water reuse wastewater treatment wastewater irrigation urban agriculture economic development risk assessment risk management public health 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. 2011-07 2014-06-13T14:47:43Z 2014-06-13T14:47:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40458 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Scheierling, S. M.; Bartone, C. R.; Mara, D. D.; Drechsel, Pay. 2011. Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture. Water International, 36(4):420-440. (Special issue on "Wastewater use in agriculture: economics, risks and opportunities" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.594527
spellingShingle water management
water reuse
wastewater treatment
wastewater irrigation
urban agriculture
economic development
risk assessment
risk management
public health
Scheierling, S.M.
Bartone, C.R.
Mara, D.D.
Drechsel, Pay
Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
title Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
title_full Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
title_fullStr Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
title_full_unstemmed Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
title_short Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
title_sort towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture
topic water management
water reuse
wastewater treatment
wastewater irrigation
urban agriculture
economic development
risk assessment
risk management
public health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40458
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