Wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ethiopia: A review on their potential contamination and health effects

• Published in: Cogent food & agriculture Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 1772629
• Main Author: Gashaye, Dejen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Cogent 01.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Agricultural management; Agricultural pollution; Agricultural wastes; agriculture; Cholera; Consumers; Contamination; Developing countries; Environmental management; Ethiopia; Farming; farms; Food; Food contamination; food security; Food sources; health effect; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Households; Income; Income generation; Infections; Irrigation; Irrigation water; LDCs; Typhoid; typhoid fever; Urban agriculture; Urban areas; Urban environments; Urbanization; Vegetables; Waste management; wastewater; Wastewater irrigation; Wastewater management; Wastewater pollution; Wastewater treatment; Water demand; Water management; water requirement; Water resources; Water resources management; Water scarcity; water shortages; Waterborne diseases; Ethiopia

In response to rapid urbanization and increase in population, there is water scarcity and growing demand for water for irrigation. Nowadays, use of wastewater in agriculture for production of vegetables is controversial due to its benefits and negative health impacts. Thus, the objective of this pap...