Chemical characterization and challenges
urban and peri-urban agricultural production systems in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR); an overview
The role urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in reducing urban poverty and ensuring environmental sustainability were recognized by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Soil, water and produce samples from four major UPA production systems especially from railway gardens (RG), balcony gardens (BG), terrace gardens (TG), farms (F) were collected and analyzed for nutrients, heavy metals, trace elements and contaminants. The use of wastewater among RG accounted for 98% overall irrigation water usage; 3 ppm cadmium (Cd) 5 ppb mercury (Hg) and high loads of faecal coliforms (MPN
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Weitere Autoren: Mathew, Jiby John / Sajeshkumar, N. K
- ISBN: 978-3-659-97343-7
- EAN: 9783659973437
- Produktnummer: 37560728
- Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 60 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.4 cm 107 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 107
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Dr. Prem Jose Vazhacharickal is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Mar Augusthinose College, Ramapuram, Kerala, India. He received the research training and academic guidance from Prof. Dr. Andreas Buerkert, University of Kassel, Germany.
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