Faecal contamination and hygiene aspect associated with the use of treated wastewater and canal water for irrigation of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 440-450

  Forslund, A ^a   Ensink, J H J ^b   Battilani, A ^c   Kljujev, I ^d   Gola, S ^e   Raicevic, V ^d   Jovanovic, Z ^d   Stikic, R ^d   Sandei, L ^e   Fletcher, T ^b   Dalsgaard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Area Agronomico ambientale ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^e Stazione Sperimentale Industria Conserve Alimentari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Microbial contamination; Potato; Risk assessment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT MODELS; BELGRADE , SERBIA; BOLOGNA , ITALY; CANAL WATER; CLEAN WATERS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; DISEASE RISKS; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; FAECAL INDICATORS; FARM WORKERS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; HELMINTH EGGS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATED SOILS; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; IRRIGATION WATERS; LIMITING FACTORS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW LEVEL; LOW QUALITIES; MEAN VALUES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL QUALITY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POTATO; POTENTIAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUBSURFACE DRIP; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION; SURFACE IRRIGATION; TAP WATER; TREATED WASTEWATER; URBAN WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION; WATER SHORTAGES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); SUBIRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

HEALTH RISKS;

CANAL; FECAL COLIFORM; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POTATO; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VERMES;

EID: 78649895842     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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