Epidemiological evidence and health risks associated with agricultural reuse of partially treated and untreated wastewater: a review

AA Adegoke, ID Amoah, TA Stenström… - Frontiers in public …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The use of partially treated and untreated wastewater for irrigation is beneficial in agriculture
but may be associated with human health risks. Reports from different locations globally …

Soil‐transmitted helminth infections associated with wastewater and sludge reuse: a review of current evidence

ID Amoah, AA Adegoke… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review current evidence on infections related to the concentration of soil‐
transmitted helminth (STH) eggs in wastewater, sludge and vegetables irrigated with …

[HTML][HTML] Concentration of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in sludge from South Africa and Senegal: A probabilistic estimation of infection risks associated with …

ID Amoah, P Reddy, R Seidu, TA Stenström - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of sludge in agriculture has been encouraged as a means of increasing soil nutrient
content and improving the water holding capacity. On the negative side, major public health …

A probabilistic model of gastroenteritis risks associated with consumption of street food salads in Kumasi, Ghana: Evaluation of methods to estimate pathogen dose …

SF Barker, P Amoah, P Drechsel - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
With a rapidly growing urban population in Kumasi, Ghana, the consumption of street food is
increasing. Raw salads, which often accompany street food dishes, are typically composed …

Removal of helminth eggs by centralized and decentralized wastewater treatment plants in South Africa and Lesotho: health implications for direct and indirect …

ID Amoah, P Reddy, R Seidu, TA Stenström - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
Wastewater may contain contaminants harmful to human health; hence, there is the need for
treatment before discharge. Centralized wastewater treatment systems are the favored …

Integrated faecal sludge management scheme for the cities of Burkina Faso

M Bassan, M Mbéguéré, T Tchonda… - Journal of Water …, 2013 - iwaponline.com
The National Utility for Water and Sanitation in Burkina Faso (ONEA) has recognized the
difficulty in providing sewered sanitation to the entire urban population and has opted for a …

Impact of informal settlements and wastewater treatment plants on helminth egg contamination of urban rivers and risks associated with exposure

ID Amoah, S Kumari, P Reddy, TA Stenström… - Environmental monitoring …, 2020 - Springer
The quality of surface water could be influenced by both anthropogenic and natural factors.
This study was designed to determine the impact of informal settlement and wastewater …

Recovery of biosolids from constructed wetlands used for faecal sludge dewatering in tropical regions

IM Kengne, A Akoa, D Koné - Environmental science & technology, 2009 - ACS Publications
Biosolids recovered from yard-scale vertical-flow constructed wetlands used for fæcal
sludge dewatering in Cameroon, were analyzed to assess their degree of maturity, nutrient …

Análise crítica da legislação brasileira para uso agrícola de lodos de esgotos na perspectiva da avaliação quantitativa de risco microbiológico

RKX Bastos, PD Bevilacqua, GMF Dias… - Revista AIDIS de …, 2009 - revistas.unam.mx
O presente trabalho objetivou discutir, na perspectiva da Avaliação Quantitativa de Risco
Microbiológico (AQRM), os padrões qualidade estabelecidos na Resolução CONAMA nº …

Pathogen inactivation and quantitative microbial risk assessment for Peepoo sanitation system, Kibera

L Eriksson, L Sundberg - 2020 - diva-portal.org
There are risks of pathogen transmission in the Peepoo management chain that should be
further investigated. Ammonia sanitisation permits a high degree of microbial inactivation but …