Water reuse for irrigation in Jordan: Perceptions of water quality among farmers

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 847-854

  Carr, Gemma ^a   Potter, Robert B ^a   Nortcliff, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reclaimed water; Sustainable agriculture; Treated wastewater; Water management

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE WATER; FARMER PERCEPTION; FRESH WATER; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; MARGINAL QUALITY; RE-CLAIMED WATER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TREATED WASTEWATER; TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER REUSE;

IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

JORDAN;

EID: 79951676148     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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