Urban surface water quality and the potential of phytoremediation to improve water quality in peri-urban and urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa – a review

Urban surface water quality and the potential of phytoremediation to improve water quality in peri-urban and urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa – a review

In 2017, 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were still using unimproved drinking water sources, 80 million of whom relied on untreated surface water. Urban areas are vastly expanding all over the continent and many larger cities in SSA struggle to provide safely managed drinking water. P...

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Main Authors: Bastian Schnabel, Sam Wright, Rees Miller, Lee D. Bryant, Thomas R. Kjeldsen, Roy Maconachie, Solomon P. Gbanie, Kabba S. Bangura, Anthony J. Kamara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2022-11-01
Series:Water Supply
Subjects:
constructed wetlands
heavy metals
phytoremediation
sub-saharan africa
water quality
Online Access:http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/22/11/8372

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