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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Main Authors: Drechsel, Pay, Keraita, Bernard N., Seidu, R., Abaidoo, Robert C.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65302
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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace653022025-11-07T08:14:05Z Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming Drechsel, Pay Keraita, Bernard N. Seidu, R. Abaidoo, Robert C. public health health hazards wastewater irrigation vegetables biological contamination heavy metals pesticides 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. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65302 en Open Access application/pdf Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B.; Seidu, R.; Abaidoo, R. C. 2014. Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming. 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.104-115.
spellingShingle public health
health hazards
wastewater irrigation
vegetables
biological contamination
heavy metals
pesticides
Drechsel, Pay
Keraita, Bernard N.
Seidu, R.
Abaidoo, Robert C.
Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
title Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
title_full Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
title_fullStr Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
title_full_unstemmed Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
title_short Human health risks from wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming
title_sort human health risks from wastewater irrigated vegetable farming
topic public health
health hazards
wastewater irrigation
vegetables
biological contamination
heavy metals
pesticides
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65302
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