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1 Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.) 2018. More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 224p.
Water pollution ; Agricultural waste management ; Agricultural wastewater ; Food consumption ; Population growth ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Risk management ; Pollutants ; Organic matter ; Pathogens ; Food wastes ; Water quality ; Models ; Farming systems ; Intensification ; Fertilizer application ; Pesticide application ; Aquaculture ; Livestock production ; Nutrient management ; Nitrogen ; Phosphorus ; Salts ; Soil salinization ; Irrigation water ; Freshwater ; Public health ; Environmental health ; Water policy ; Sediment ; Erosion control ; Eutrophication ; Lakes ; Reservoirs ; Good agricultural practices ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048855)
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Current patterns of agricultural expansion and intensification are bringing unprecedented environmental externalities, including impacts on water quality. While water pollution is slowly starting to receive the attention it deserves, the contribution of agriculture to this problem has not yet received sufficient consideration.
We need a much better understanding of the causes and effects of agricultural water pollution as well as effective means to prevent and remedy the problem. In the existing literature, information on water pollution from agriculture is highly dispersed. This repost is a comprehensive review and covers different agricultural sectors (including crops, livestock and aquaculture), and examines the drivers of water pollution in these sectors as well as the resulting pressures and changes in water bodies, the associated impacts on human health and the environment, and the responses needed to prevent pollution and mitigate its risks.
We need a much better understanding of the causes and effects of agricultural water pollution as well as effective means to prevent and remedy the problem. In the existing literature, information on water pollution from agriculture is highly dispersed. This repost is a comprehensive review and covers different agricultural sectors (including crops, livestock and aquaculture), and examines the drivers of water pollution in these sectors as well as the resulting pressures and changes in water bodies, the associated impacts on human health and the environment, and the responses needed to prevent pollution and mitigate its risks.
2 Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Turral, H. 2018. Policy responses. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.). More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.159-178.
Water policy ; Water pollution ; Food consumption ; Diet ; Sustainability ; Food wastes ; Water quality ; Monitoring ; Regulations ; Pesticides ; Cooperative activities ; Agreements ; Good agricultural practices ; Awareness raising ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048863)
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3 Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Albers, J. 2018. On-farm and off-farm responses. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.). More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.179-203.
Water pollution ; On-farm research ; Good agricultural practices ; Water management ; Erosion control ; Resource recovery ; Organic fertilizers ; Nutrient management ; Livestock farms ; Grazing systems ; Pesticides ; Aquaculture ; Constructed wetlands ; Riparian zones
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048864)
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4 Drechsel, Pay; Marjani Zadeh, S.; Salcedo, F. P. (Eds.) 2023. Water quality in agriculture: risks and risk mitigation. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 192p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7340en]
Water quality ; Agricultural water use ; Risk reduction ; Mitigation ; Water pollution ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Microbiological risk assessment ; Pathogens ; Monitoring ; Water reuse ; Standards ; Regulations ; Good agricultural practices ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation water ; Crop production ; Salinity ; Contaminants ; Chemical contamination ; Heavy metals ; Parameters ; Risk management ; Risk analysis ; Human health ; Health hazards ; Wastewater treatment ; Recycling ; Aquaculture ; Livestock ; Ecology ; River basins ; Citizen science ; Farmers ; Environmental factors ; Cultural factors ; Case studies / Ghana / Bangladesh / Spain / United States of America / Australia / Tunisia / Murcia / California / Kumasi / Mirzapur / Ouardanine
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052153)
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This publication, Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, emphasizes technical solutions and good agricultural practices, including risk mitigation measures suitable for the contexts of differently resourced institutions working in rural as well as urban and peri-urban settings in low- and middle-income countries. With a focus on sustainability of the overall land use system, the guidelines also cover possible downstream impacts of farm-level decisions. As each country has a range of site-specific conditions related to climate, soil and water quality, crop type and variety, as well as management options, subnational adjustments to the presented guidelines are recommended. Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, is intended for use by national and subnational governmental authorities, farm and project managers, extension officers, consultants and engineers to evaluate water quality data, and identify potential problems and solutions related to water quality. The presented guidelines will also be of value to the scientific research community and university students.
5 Lamizana, B.; Drechsel, Pay. 2023. Ecological risks and risk mitigation measures related to water quality and agriculture. In Drechsel, Pay; Marjani Zadeh, S.; Salcedo, F. P. (Eds.). Water quality in agriculture: risks and risk mitigation. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.109-117.
Water quality ; Water pollution ; Agricultural pollution ; Ecological factors ; Risk reduction ; Contamination ; Good agricultural practices ; Freshwater ecosystems ; Physicochemical properties
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052245)
(3.12 MB)
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