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Maheshi Adams
raw sewage, wastewater, Liqa Raschid-Sally,
irrigation, urban agriculture, water scarcity,
contaminated water, health risks
18 August 08
China, India, Indonesia, Viet Nam, South Asia, east asia, Latin America, Africa south of sahara
At least 200 million people around the world risk their health daily by eating food grown using untreated waste water, some of which may be contaminated with heavy and raw sewage according to major study of 53 world cities.
The Guardian