The use of urban wastewater in agriculture is receiving renewed attention, with the increasing scarcity of fresh water resources in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Wastewater is a low-cost alternative to conventional irrigation water, although it may carry health and environmental risks.This book critically reviews experience worldwide of these issues. Emphasis is placed on untreated wastewater use by means of field-based case studies from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. It brings together a range of perspectives including economic, health, agronomic, environmental, institutional, and policy dimensions.
- ISBN10 6610717605
- ISBN13 9786610717606
- Publish Date 25 June 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 18 May 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint IDRC (International Development Research Centre)
- Format eBook
- Pages 208
- Language English