Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production

This chapter presents findings from studies conducted in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale aimed at assessing the quality of irrigation water used by farmers in and around the cities. Samples for laboratory analysis were taken from sources of water used for irrigation. Microbiological, chemical and other e...

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Autores principales: Keraita, Bernard N., Silverman, A., Amoah, Philip, Asem-Hiablie, S.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65299
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author Keraita, Bernard N.
Silverman, A.
Amoah, Philip
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description This chapter presents findings from studies conducted in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale aimed at assessing the quality of irrigation water used by farmers in and around the cities. Samples for laboratory analysis were taken from sources of water used for irrigation. Microbiological, chemical and other emerging contaminants are presented.
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spelling CGSpace652992025-11-07T08:10:11Z Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production Keraita, Bernard N. Silverman, A. Amoah, Philip Asem-Hiablie, S. irrigation water water use water quality waste treatment faecal coliforms urban agriculture vegetable growing farmers sanitation helminths contamination heavy metals This chapter presents findings from studies conducted in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale aimed at assessing the quality of irrigation water used by farmers in and around the cities. Samples for laboratory analysis were taken from sources of water used for irrigation. Microbiological, chemical and other emerging contaminants are presented. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:36Z 2015-04-30T13:41:36Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65299 en Open Access application/pdf Keraita, B.; Silverman, A.; Amoah, Philip; Asem-Hiablie, S. 2014. Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.62-73.
spellingShingle irrigation water
water use
water quality
waste treatment
faecal coliforms
urban agriculture
vegetable growing
farmers
sanitation
helminths
contamination
heavy metals
Keraita, Bernard N.
Silverman, A.
Amoah, Philip
Asem-Hiablie, S.
Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
title Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
title_full Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
title_fullStr Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
title_full_unstemmed Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
title_short Quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
title_sort quality of irrigation water used for urban vegetable production
topic irrigation water
water use
water quality
waste treatment
faecal coliforms
urban agriculture
vegetable growing
farmers
sanitation
helminths
contamination
heavy metals
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65299
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