Domestic use of irrigation water: Health hazard or opportunity?

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 107-119

  Van Der Hoek, Wim ^a   Konradsen, Flemming ^a   Jehangir, Waqar A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER EFFICIENCY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

IRRIGATION;

HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

PAKISTAN; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0033065823     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900629948961     Document Type: Article

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