Wastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries

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dc.creatorDrechsel, Pay
dc.creatorScott, Christopher A.
dc.creatorRaschid-Sally, Liqa
dc.creatorRedwood, M.
dc.creatorBahri, Akissa
dc.date2010
dc.date2014-06-12T13:48:51Z
dc.date2014-06-12T13:48:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:29:13Z
dc.descriptionIn most developing countries wastewater treatment systems have very low coverage or function poorly, resulting in large-scale water pollution and the use of poor-quality water for crop irrigation, especially in the vicinity of urban centres. This can pose significant risks to public health, particularly where crops are eaten raw.
dc.descriptionWastewater Irrigation and Health approaches this serious problem from a practical and realistic perspective, addressing the issues of health risk assessment and reduction in developing country settings. The book therefore complements other books on the topic of wastewater which focus on high-end treatment options and the use of treated wastewater.
dc.descriptionThis book moves the debate forward by covering also the common reality of untreated wastewater, greywater and excreta use. It presents the state-of-the-art on quantitative risk assessment and low-cost options for health risk reduction, from treatment to on-farm and off-farm measures, in support of the multiple barrier approach of the 2006 guidelines for safe wastewater irrigation published by the World Health Organization. The 38 authors and co-authors are international key experts in the field of wastewater irrigation representing a mix of agronomists, engineers, social scientists and public health experts from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. The chapters highlight experiences across the developing world with reference to various case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. The book also addresses options for resource recovery and wastewater governance, thus clearly establishes a connection between agriculture, health and sanitation, which is often the missing link in the current discussion on ?making wastewater an asset?.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/36471
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/157341
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.publisherEarthscan
dc.publisherInternational Development Research Centre
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDrechsel, Pay; Scott, C. A.; Raschid Sally, Liqa; Redwood, M.; Bahri, Akissa. (Eds.) 2010. Wastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); London, UK: Earthscan; Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC). 404p.
dc.subjectwastewater irrigation
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjecthealth hazards
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectsewage sludge
dc.subjectexcreta
dc.subjectdiseases
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectleaf vegetables
dc.subjecteconomic impact
dc.subjectwastewater treatment
dc.subjectirrigation methods
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.titleWastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries
dc.typeBook

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