Using Ecosan sludge for crop production

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Jimenez, B ^a   Austin, A ^b   Cloete, E ^c   Phasha, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bacterial indicator organisms; Ecosan; Health risks; Helminth ova; Reuse; Sludge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CROPS; HEALTH RISKS; REUSABILITY;

BACTERIAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS; ECOSAN SLUDGE; HELMINTH OVA;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AGRICULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CROPS; HEALTH RISKS; REUSABILITY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; CROP PRODUCTION; HEALTH RISK; SLUDGE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CARROT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HELMINTH; INFECTION RISK; MICROORGANISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLA; SLUDGE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINACH; STANDARD; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAUCUS CAROTA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; FERTILIZERS; HELMINTHS; OVUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; SALMONELLA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VERMES;

EID: 33751055974     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.560     Document Type: Article

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