Resource recovery and reuse (RRR) of domestic and agro-industrial waste has the potential to contribute to a number of financial, socioeconomic and environmental benefits. However, despite these benefits and an increasing political will, there remain significant barriers to build the required up-...
Lazurko, Anita
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Drechsel, Pay
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Hanjra, M.A.
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[Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery]
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Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery
Drechsel, Pay
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Otoo, Miriam
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Rao, Krishna C.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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[Business models for a circular economy: introduction - Section I]
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Business models for a circular economy: introduction - Section I
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
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...
Wastewater may be defined as the combination of liquid wastes discharged from domestic households, farms, institutions, and commercial and industrial establishments eventually mixed with groundwater, surface water, and stormwater. Wastewater is increasingly receiving global attention as it is see...
Keraita, Bernard N.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Agricultural water reuse in low-income settings: health risks and risk management strategies]
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Agricultural water reuse in low-income settings: health risks and risk management strategies