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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Drechsel, Pay, Keraita, Bernard N., Seidu, R., Abaidoo, Robert C.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65302
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Sumario: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 health risks and risk perceptions of microbiological and chemical contaminants such as heavy metals and pesticides.