In most developing countries wastewater treatment systems have very low coverage or function poorly, resulting in large-scale water pollution and the use of poor-quality water for crop irrigation, especially in the vicinity of urban centres. This can pose significant risks to public health, parti...
Wastewater Irrigation and Health approaches this serious problem from a practical and realistic perspective, addressing the issues of health risk assessment and reduction in developing country settings. The book therefore complements other books on the topic of wastewater which focus on high-end ...
This book moves the debate forward by covering also the common reality of untreated wastewater, greywater and excreta use. It presents the state-of-the-art on quantitative risk assessment and low-cost options for health risk reduction, from treatment to on-farm and off-farm measures, in support o...
Drechsel, Pay
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Scott, Christopher A.
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Raschid-Sally, Liqa
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Redwood, M.
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Bahri, Akissa
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[L?irrigation avec des eaux usees et la sante: evaluer et attenuer les risques dans les pays a faible revenu. In FrenchWastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries]
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L?irrigation avec des eaux usees et la sante: evaluer et attenuer les risques dans les pays a faible revenu. In FrenchWastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries
This paper describes the pelletization process of fecal sludge-based fertilizers. The equipment used for the process was fabricated locally in Ghana. Each fertilizer product was individually used for the production of cylindrical pellets. From the current study, the binding material type (cassava...
The majority of urban populations in low- and middle-income countries rely on onsite sanitation systems, which produce large amounts of faecal sludge. Collecting and treating faecal sludge could provide a viable business opportunity for private firms or public organizations. Despite the increasin...
Schobitz, L.
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Gebauer, H.
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Robbins, D.
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Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
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Srikantaiah, V.
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Strande, L.
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[Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM [Faecal Sludge Management] businesses in low- and middle-income countries [Abstract only].]
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Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM [Faecal Sludge Management] businesses in low- and middle-income countries [Abstract only].
Cissé, G.
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Medlicott, K.
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Stenstrom, T.A.
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Winkler, M.
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Strande, L.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Sanitation safety plans for safe management and valorization of faecal sludge [Abstract only].]
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Sanitation safety plans for safe management and valorization of faecal sludge [Abstract only].
Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Wastewater management and sustainable development: looking at the potential for up-scaling and investment [Abstract only].]
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Wastewater management and sustainable development: looking at the potential for up-scaling and investment [Abstract only].
Municipal authorities in developing countries are facing immense challenges in managing both solid and liquid waste in a sustainable way. Recycling is not yet high on their agenda although they appreciate the potential of composting for waste volume reduction. This offers an entry point to introd...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Agbottah, S.
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Veenhuizen, René van
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[Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa
The uncontrolled release of sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural run-off continue to affect Asia. Although many Asian countries are getting closer to meeting the improved sanitation targets, much of the waste remains untreated. Comprehensive databases are rarely available and national data...
Evans, Alexandra E.V.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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Jiang, Y.
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Qadir, Manzoor
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Water quality: assessment of the current situation in Asia]
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Water quality: assessment of the current situation in Asia
Leitzinger, C.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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[Estimation and amelioration of urban and peri-urban nutrient mining]
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Estimation and amelioration of urban and peri-urban nutrient mining
Book mainly based on papers presented at a workshop held in Ghana by IBSRAM (now part of the IWMI) and FAO on waste management and environmental protection, ameliorating problems by turning organic waste into compost for use as an agricultural fertilizer in urban and peri-urban areas.
Drechsel, Pay
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Kunze, D.
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[Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture: closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture: closing the rural-urban nutrient cycle in Sub-Saharan Africa
