Health effects of wastewater reuse for agriculture in the suburbs of Asmara City, Eritrea

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 284-288

  Srikanth, Raghavachari ^a   Naik, Durgadas ^b  

^a Department of Environment   (Eritrea)

^b Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Amebaisis; Diarrhea; Giardiasis; Vegetable cultivation; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CABBAGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ERITREA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; VEGETABLE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 4444250898     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.3.284     Document Type: Article

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