Background: Wastewater irrigation for vegetable production is a highly prevalent practice in Addis Ababa and a number of articles have been published on wastewater-irrigated soils and vegetables contaminated with heavy metals. However, to the best of our knowledge, an insight into assessment of h...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Itanna, F.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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Heavy metal accumulation and health risk assessment in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Drechsel, Pay
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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[Wastewater for agriculture, forestry and aquaculture: an overview of presented business cases and models]
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Wastewater for agriculture, forestry and aquaculture: an overview of presented business cases and models
Keraita, B.
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Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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Qadir, Manzoor
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Medlicott, K.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Lamizana, B.
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[Mitigacion de riesgos en los sistemas de uso agricola de aguas residuales y ejemplos en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish]
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Mitigacion de riesgos en los sistemas de uso agricola de aguas residuales y ejemplos en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish
Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, B.
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[On-farm practices for the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture: a training handbook for farmer field schools in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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On-farm practices for the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture: a training handbook for farmer field schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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[Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation]
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Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation
Background: In Addis Ababa, where irrigation water for vegetable production is commonly derived from the highly polluted Akaki river, information on microbial contamination of water and irrigated vegetable is scanty. An assessment was done to determine the microbiological quality of irrigation wa...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Itanna, F.
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Erko, B.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Microbiological quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) irrigated with wastewater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and effect of green salads washing methods]
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Microbiological quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) irrigated with wastewater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and effect of green salads washing methods
The use of wastewater to produce food crops particularly vegetables is very prevalent in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This practice may pose health risks to farm workers and consumers. Hence, the study was designed to evaluate farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water quality, health risks and health ri...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Itanna, F.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water contamination, health risks and risk management measures in prominent wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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Farmers’ perceptions on irrigation water contamination, health risks and risk management measures in prominent wastewater-irrigated vegetable farming sites of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries]
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Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries
Although wastewater has been increasingly used to grow a range of crops for income generation and livelihood resilience in urban and peri-urban areas, irrigation with untreated or partially treated wastewater may result in negative impacts on irrigated crops, soils, and groundwater along with imp...
This study reports and analyzes nutrient balances in experimental vegetable production systems of the two West African cities of Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) over a twoyear period comprising thirteen and eleven crops, respectively. Nutrient-use efficiency was also calculated. In ...
Akoto-Danso, Edmund K.
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Manka'abusi, D.
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Steiner, C.
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Werner, S.
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Haering, V.
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Lompo, D.J.-P.
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Nyarko, G.
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Marschner, B.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Buerkert, Andreas
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[Nutrient flows and balances in intensively managed vegetable production of two West African cities]
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Nutrient flows and balances in intensively managed vegetable production of two West African cities