Wastewater irrigation in the developing world-Two case studies from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 83-91

  Rutkowski, Thomas ^a   Raschid Sally, Liqa ^b   Buechler, Stephanie ^c  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farmer perceptions; Health impacts; Kathmandu Valley; Wastewater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

HEALTH IMPACTS; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CROPPING PRACTICE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPLOITATION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FLOODING; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; IRRIGATION; RECYCLING; STAKEHOLDER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IRRIGATION; WASTE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; KATHMANDU; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33846398508     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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