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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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
To assess the efficiency of seven treatments including biochars produced from dried faecal matter and manures as stabilizing agents of cadmium (Cd)-spiked soils, lettuce was grown in glasshouse on two contrasting soils. The soils used were moderately fertile silty loam and less fertile sandy loam...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Marschner, B.
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Itanna, F.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Effects of biochar and alkaline amendments on cadmium immobilization, selected nutrient and cadmium concentrations of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils]
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Effects of biochar and alkaline amendments on cadmium immobilization, selected nutrient and cadmium concentrations of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils
Phosphorus (P) is a critical, geographically concentrated, nonrenewable resource necessary to support global food production. In excess (e.g., due to runoff or wastewater discharges), P is also a primary cause of eutrophication. To reconcile the simultaneous shortage and overabundance of P, lost ...
Mayer, B.K.
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Baker, L.A.
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Boyer, T.H.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Gifford, M.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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[Total value of phosphorus recovery]
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Total value of phosphorus recovery
In low- and middle-income countries, the management of fecal sludge from on-site sanitation systems has received little attention over many decades, resulting in insufficient or missing regulations to guide investments and management options. To address this gap, this report examines existing and...
Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, B.
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Fernando, Sudarshana
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Hanjra, M. A.
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[Guidelines and regulations for fecal sludge management from on-site sanitation facilities]
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Guidelines and regulations for fecal sludge management from on-site sanitation facilities