Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana
Most irrigation water used in urban vegetable farming in Ghana is contaminated with untreated wastewater. This poses health risks to farmers and consumers. As part of a study to explore options for health risk reduction, this paper summarizes farmers' perceptions on health risks and possible risk re...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40733 |
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