Water quality and food safety: A review and discussion of risks

Water Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 680-695

  Jawahar, Puja ^a   Ringler, Claudia ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; Irrigation; Public health; Regulation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77149129519     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.037     Document Type: Review

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