Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation

This chapter presents approaches tested in Ghana to mitigate wastewater irrigation-related risks for consumers and farmers from microbial contamination. The recommended interventions follow the WHO approach concerning multiple barriers along the food chain. Factors that could support the uptake of s...

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Main Authors: Drechsel, Pay, Keraita, Bernard N., Amoah, Philip, Karg, H.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65305
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author Drechsel, Pay
Keraita, Bernard N.
Amoah, Philip
Karg, H.
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spelling CGSpace653052025-11-07T08:10:43Z Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation Drechsel, Pay Keraita, Bernard N. Amoah, Philip Karg, H. health hazards risk management vegetable growing wastewater irrigation wastewater treatment farmers biological contamination food consumption who sanitation pathogens income This chapter presents approaches tested in Ghana to mitigate wastewater irrigation-related risks for consumers and farmers from microbial contamination. The recommended interventions follow the WHO approach concerning multiple barriers along the food chain. Factors that could support the uptake of safety measures are discussed. 2014 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z 2015-04-30T13:41:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65305 en Open Access application/pdf Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B.; Amoah, Philip; Karg, H. 2014. Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation. 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.180-198.
spellingShingle health hazards
risk management
vegetable growing
wastewater irrigation
wastewater treatment
farmers
biological contamination
food consumption
who
sanitation
pathogens
income
Drechsel, Pay
Keraita, Bernard N.
Amoah, Philip
Karg, H.
Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
title Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
title_full Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
title_fullStr Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
title_full_unstemmed Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
title_short Health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
title_sort health risk management for safe vegetable irrigation
topic health hazards
risk management
vegetable growing
wastewater irrigation
wastewater treatment
farmers
biological contamination
food consumption
who
sanitation
pathogens
income
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65305
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