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New risk: Food grown on sewage [1]

Use Of Waste Water For Irrigation Poses Threat Of Epidemic: Study

Stockholm: People in developing countries are facing growing health risks caused by the widespread use of raw sewage to irrigate crops, according to a study unveiled on Monday at a global water conference in Sweden.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Urban Water Harvesting [3], Health Effects [4], Sewage Pollution [5], Wastewater Recycling [6]

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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastewater-recycling