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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| author | Drechsel, Pay Keraita, Bernard N. Amoah, Philip Karg, H. |
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| description | 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. |
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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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