Strategies for minimising health risks of wastewater for poor farmers in the urban environment

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 911, Issue , 2011, Pages 123-132

  Abubakari, A H ^a   Husseini, R ^a   Addi, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Food safety; Safe irrigation; Urban agriculture; Vegetables; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS; ALLIUM CEPA; AMARANTHUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CORCHORUS; CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 81855192254     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.911.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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