Executive Summary 4 1. Introduction 7 2. Agricultural Reuse 8 2.1 Background 8 2.2 Current WHO Guidelines, and standards for selected countries 8 2.3 Summary of evidence supporting WHO (1989) Guidelines 11 2.3.1 Effects of use of untreated wastewater 11 2.3.1.1 Effects on farm workers or wastewater treatment plant workers 11 2.3.1.2 Effects on consumers of vegetable crops 12 2.3.2 Effects of us...

OBJECTIVE Previous research on the health transition and nutrition security in black South African households revealed the need for further research among farm workers who belong to the poorest population categories. This article gives an overview of the link between nutrition security, livelihoods and HIV/AIDS in South Africa, drawing conclusions for research among farm worker households. DE...

Vermont is a new Latino destination where many Spanish-speaking migrants have found work on dairy farms. One hundred twenty Latino workers were surveyed on 59 Vermont dairy farms to develop a demographic profile and evaluate their self-assessed health status and barriers to care. The study found, similar to other studies, the majority of workers were young, male Mexicans. However, the workers i...

This cross-sectional study among rural workers in the mountainous region of the southernmost Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul was designed to identify the characteristics of work performed on family farms. The research focused on the socio-demographic profiles of rural workers, identifying the characteristics of rural labor and describing the prevalence of some disease entities in such popu...

BACKGROUND In South Africa, not much is known about MetS in farm working communities. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of the MetS in a farm working population from the Boland winelands district of the Western Cape, South Africa. METHODS A cross-sectional study was followed among farm workers (aged 20-60 years) from surrounding wine estates. The questionnaires used described socio-...