Wastewater use in irrigated agriculture : coordinating the livelihood and environmental realities /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CAB International in association with the International Water Management Institute and International Development Research Centre, 2004.
• Subjects: Sewage irrigation > Developing countries.; Income and Poverty.; Soil Water Management (Irrigation and Drainage), (Revised June 2002); Water Resources.; Human Health and the Environment.; Human Wastes and Refuse.; Case studies.; Farmers' income.; Irrigation.; Public health.; Wastewater.; Wastewater treatment.; Wastewater treatment plants.; Water resources.; Water reuse.; Electronic books.
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This book contains 16 chapters aiming to better understand urban waste water use in agriculture in developing countries (Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia), and detailed case study documentation of what works and what does not. It makes pragmatic recommendations aimed at protecting bot...

Table of Contents:

• Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture : Management Challenges in Developing Countries / C.A. Scott, N.I. Faruqui and L. Raschid-Sally
• A Framework for a Global Assessment of the Extent of Wastewater Irrigation : The Need for a Common Wastewater Typology / Wim van der Hoek
• A Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Action Research on Wastewater Use in Agriculture / Stephanie J. Buechler / Health Guidelines for the Use of Wastewater in Agriculture : Developing Realistic Guidelines / R.M. Carr, U.J. Blumenthal and D.D. Mara
• A Fresh Look at Microbial Guidelines for Wastewater Irrigation in Agriculture : A Risk-assessment and Cost-effectiveness Approach / Badri Fattal, Yael Lampert and Hillel Shuval
• Wastewater Irrigation : Hazard or Lifeline? Empirical Results from Nairobi, Kenya and Kumasi, Ghana / G.A. Cornish and N.C. Kielen
• National Assessments on Wastewater Use in Agriculture and an Emerging Typology : The Vietnam Case Study / L. Raschid-Sally, Doan Doan Tuan and Sarath Abayawardana
• Wastewater Use in Pakistan : The Cases of Haroonabad and Faisalabad / Jeroen H.J. Ensink, R.W. Simmons and Wim van der Hoek
• Agricultural Use of Untreated Urban Wastewater in Ghana / B.N. Keraita and P. Drechsel
• Untreated Wastewater Use in Market Gardens : A Case Study of Dakar, Senegal / N.I. Faruqui, S. Niang and M. Redwood
• Wastewater Irrigation in Vadodara, Gujarat, India : Economic Catalyst for Marginalised Communities / Vaibhav Bhamoriya
• The Use of Wastewater in Cochabamba, Bolivia : A Degrading Environment / Frans P. Huibers, Oscar Moscoso, Alfredo Durán and Jules B. van Lier
• Treatment Plant Effects on Wastewater Irrigation Benefits : Revisiting a Case Study in the Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico / Paula Silva-Ochoa and C.A. Scott
• From Wastewater Reuse to Water Reclamation : Progression of Water Reuse Standards in Jordan / Peter G. McCornick, Amal Hijazi and Bahman Sheikh
• Treated Wastewater Use in Tunisia : Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead / Shobha Shetty
• Confronting the Realities of Wastewater Use in Irrigated Agriculture : Lessons Learned and Recommendations / N.I. Faruqui, C.A. Scott and L. Raschid-Sally.