Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture

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Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture. / Keraita, Bernard; Konradsen, Flemming; Drechsel, Pay .

Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. red. / Pay Drechsel; Christopher A. Scott; Liqa Raschid-Sally; Mark Redwood; Akiça Bahri. Earthscan, 2010. s. 189-207.

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Keraita, B, Konradsen, F & Drechsel, P 2010, Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture. i P Drechsel, CA Scott, L Raschid-Sally, M Redwood & A Bahri (red), Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. Earthscan, s. 189-207.

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Keraita, B., Konradsen, F., & Drechsel, P. (2010). Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture. I P. Drechsel, C. A. Scott, L. Raschid-Sally, M. Redwood, & A. Bahri (red.), Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries (s. 189-207). Earthscan.

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Keraita B, Konradsen F, Drechsel P. Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture. I Drechsel P, Scott CA, Raschid-Sally L, Redwood M, Bahri A, red., Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. Earthscan. 2010. s. 189-207

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Keraita, Bernard ; Konradsen, Flemming ; Drechsel, Pay . / Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture. Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. red. / Pay Drechsel ; Christopher A. Scott ; Liqa Raschid-Sally ; Mark Redwood ; Akiça Bahri. Earthscan, 2010. s. 189-207

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