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 health risks and risk perceptions of microbiological and chemical contaminants such as heavy metals and pesticides.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Book Chapter biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Subjects: | public health, health hazards, wastewater irrigation, vegetables, biological contamination, heavy metals, pesticides, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65302 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/irrigated_urban_vegetable_production_in_ghana-chapter-9.pdf |
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