On-farm treatment of wastewater used for vegetable irrigation: Bacteria and virus removal in small ponds in Accra, Ghana

Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 276-286

  Silverman, Andrea I ^a   Akrong, Mark O ^b   Drechsel, Pay ^c   Nelson, Kara L ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Sunlight inactivation; Urban agriculture; Waste stabilization ponds; Wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84906076530     PISSN: 22201319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wrd.2014.010     Document Type: Article

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