Harnessing farmers' knowledge and perceptions for health-risk reduction in wastewater-irrigated agriculture

Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and Mitigating Risk in Low-income Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 337-354

  Keraita, Bernard ^a,b   Drechsel, Pay ^c   Seidu, Razak ^d   Amerasinghe, Priyanie ^e   Cofie, Olufunke O ^a   Konradsen, Flemming ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Sri Lanka)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e International Water Management Institute IWMI   (India)

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EID: 84904770944     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849774666     Document Type: Chapter

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