Wastewater use in irrigated agriculture: confronting the livelihood and environmental realities
Wastewater use in irrigated agriculture: confronting the livelihood and environmental realities [electronic resource]
Edited by C. A. Scott, N. I. Faruqui, L. Raschid-Sally.
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- WallingfordUK CABI Publishing 2004
- 193pp.;
- CABI Books .
- CABI Books .
The use of urban wastewater in agriculture is receiving renewed attention, with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Wastewater is a low-cost alternative to conventional irrigation water, although it may carry health and environmental risks.This book critically reviews experience worldwide of these issues. Emphasis is placed on untreated wastewater use by means of field-based case studies from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. It brings together a range of perspectives including economic, health, agronomic, environmental, institutional, and policy dimensions.
9780851999579
10.1079/9780851998237.0000 doi
Near East Third World wastewater treatment plants Underdeveloped Countries waste-water treatment urban waste waters waste-water treatment plants Asia water reuse Developing Countries public health Latin America case studies Middle East farmers' income waste water waste water treatment wastewater wastewater treatment waste water treatment plants America watering irrigation Africa water resources
The use of urban wastewater in agriculture is receiving renewed attention, with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Wastewater is a low-cost alternative to conventional irrigation water, although it may carry health and environmental risks.This book critically reviews experience worldwide of these issues. Emphasis is placed on untreated wastewater use by means of field-based case studies from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. It brings together a range of perspectives including economic, health, agronomic, environmental, institutional, and policy dimensions.
9780851999579
10.1079/9780851998237.0000 doi
Near East Third World wastewater treatment plants Underdeveloped Countries waste-water treatment urban waste waters waste-water treatment plants Asia water reuse Developing Countries public health Latin America case studies Middle East farmers' income waste water waste water treatment wastewater wastewater treatment waste water treatment plants America watering irrigation Africa water resources