Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
Contamination levels of water and crops which exceed common standards are only a first indication of human health risks. This chapter shows estimates of human health risks from consumption of wastewater-irrigated vegetables based for example on dose-response modeling. The chapter focuses on human...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65302 |
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