Using on-farm sedimentation ponds to improve microbial quality of irrigation water in urban vegetable farming in Ghana

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 519-525

  Keraita, B ^a   Drechsel, P ^a   Konradsen, F ^b  

^a CSIR Campus   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Microbial water quality; On farm sedimentation ponds; Urban farming; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; IRRIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PATHOGENS; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING TANKS; WATER QUALITY;

IRRIGATION WATER; ON-FARM PONDS; URBAN FARMING;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

FILTRATION; IRRIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PATHOGENS; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING TANKS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

FARMING SYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POND; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; FILTRATION; GHANA; HEAT TOLERANCE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORM EGG;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GHANA; HELMINTHS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; VEGETABLES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; KUMASI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

VERMES;

EID: 42549088142     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.166     Document Type: Article

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