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
Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
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Danso, George K.
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Rao, Krishna
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Madurangi, Ganesha
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[Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans]
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Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans
Otoo, Miriam
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Drechsel, Pay
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Danso, George K.
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Rao, Krishna
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Madurangi, Ganesha
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[Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans]
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Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models: from baseline surveys to feasibility studies and business plans
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
Over the last decade, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has explored the use of fecal sludge (FS) in combination with other organic waste sources to optimize FS treatment and composting for the production of a safe organic fertilizer, which can – depending on demand – be enriche...
Nikiema, Josiane
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Impraim, Robert
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Cofie, Olufunke
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Nartey, Eric
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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Thiel, Felix
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application]
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Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application
Otoo, Miriam
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Rao, Krishna C.
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Fernando, Sudarshana
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Pradhan, S. K.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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Qadir, Manzoor
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Winkler, M.
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[Defining and analyzing RRR business cases and models]
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Defining and analyzing RRR business cases and models
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
The chapter discusses how adopting a holistic methodology that acknowledges socio-logical factors, including community participation, public involvement, social perception, attitudes, gender roles and public acceptance, would lead to improvements in wastewater management practice. It highlights t...
Saad, D.
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Byrne, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Social perspectives on the effective management of wastewater]
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Social perspectives on the effective management of wastewater