Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality
Objective and methods: Vegetables irrigated with untreated domestic wastewater were, at the time of harvest, analysed for the presence of the faecal indicator, Escherichia coli, and helminth eggs in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Vegetables from the same harvested batch were collected approximately 12 h late...
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| author | Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Mahmood, Tariq Dalsgaard, A. |
| author_browse | Dalsgaard, A. Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Mahmood, Tariq |
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| description | Objective and methods: Vegetables irrigated with untreated domestic wastewater were, at the time of harvest, analysed for the presence of the faecal indicator, Escherichia coli, and helminth eggs in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Vegetables from the same harvested batch were collected approximately 12 h later from the local market. Results: The survey found relatively low concentrations of E. coli (1.9 E. coli per gram), but relatively high concentrations of helminths (0.7 eggs per gram) on vegetables collected from agricultural fields. Higher concentration of both E. coli (14.3 E. coli per gram) and helminths (2.1 eggs per gram) were recovered from the vegetables collected from the market. Conclusions: The results of the survey suggest that unhygienic post harvest handling was the major source of produce contamination. Interventions at the market, such as the provision of clean water to wash produce in, are better ways to protect public health and more cost effective than wastewater treatment. |
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| spelling | CGSpace408282023-06-13T05:39:43Z Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Mahmood, Tariq Dalsgaard, A. wastewater irrigation vegetables escherichia coli helminths health hazards risks urban agriculture water quality surveys Objective and methods: Vegetables irrigated with untreated domestic wastewater were, at the time of harvest, analysed for the presence of the faecal indicator, Escherichia coli, and helminth eggs in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Vegetables from the same harvested batch were collected approximately 12 h later from the local market. Results: The survey found relatively low concentrations of E. coli (1.9 E. coli per gram), but relatively high concentrations of helminths (0.7 eggs per gram) on vegetables collected from agricultural fields. Higher concentration of both E. coli (14.3 E. coli per gram) and helminths (2.1 eggs per gram) were recovered from the vegetables collected from the market. Conclusions: The results of the survey suggest that unhygienic post harvest handling was the major source of produce contamination. Interventions at the market, such as the provision of clean water to wash produce in, are better ways to protect public health and more cost effective than wastewater treatment. 2007 2014-06-13T14:48:31Z 2014-06-13T14:48:31Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40828 en Limited Access Ensink, Jeroen H. J.; Mahmood, Tariq; Dalsgaard, A. 2007. Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 12(Suppl.2):1-6. |
| spellingShingle | wastewater irrigation vegetables escherichia coli helminths health hazards risks urban agriculture water quality surveys Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Mahmood, Tariq Dalsgaard, A. Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| title | Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| title_full | Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| title_fullStr | Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| title_short | Wastewater-irrigated vegetables: Market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| title_sort | wastewater irrigated vegetables market handling versus irrigation water quality |
| topic | wastewater irrigation vegetables escherichia coli helminths health hazards risks urban agriculture water quality surveys |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40828 |
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