Health Impacts

Assessment of Effects of Greywater Use in Irrigation on Public Health and Safety

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of greywater reuse on public health in Talal Municipality in terms of waterborne disease spread among the households having greywater installations in the study area. Talal Municipality is about 35 km to the north of Karak city and includes six villages. The estimated population in 2006 is 6341 people. Most of the population work in agriculture and the economic status of the population is considered one of the lowest in Jordan.

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