Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1047-1061

  Keraita, Bernard ^a,b   Drechsel, Pay ^a   Konradsen, Flemming ^b  

^a International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Risk perceptions; Risk reduction measures; Urban vegetable farming; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DATA VISUALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; IRRIGATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTEWATER; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL DISEASES; DATA COLLECTIONS; FARMING PRACTICES; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PUBLICS; IRRIGATION WATERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISKS; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCHES; RISK REDUCTION MEASURES; RISK REDUCTIONS; SKIN INFECTIONS; UNTREATED WASTEWATERS; URBAN VEGETABLE FARMING; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER IRRIGATIONS;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 55349138762     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870802380825     Document Type: Article

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