Water scarcity and wastewater reuse in crop irrigation

N Ungureanu, V Vlăduț, G Voicu - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Due to climate change, two-thirds of mankind will face water scarcity by 2025, while by 2050,
global food production must increase by at least 50% to feed 9 billion people. To overcome …

Water reuse from wastewater treatment: The transition towards circular economy in the water sector

G Mannina, H Gulhan, BJ Ni - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Water is crucial for economic development since it interacts with the agricultural, production,
and energy sectors. However, the increasing demand and climate change put pressure on …

Wetlands for wastewater treatment and subsequent recycling of treated effluent: a review

SA Almuktar, SN Abed, M Scholz - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Due to water scarcity challenges around the world, it is essential to think about non-
conventional water resources to address the increased demand in clean freshwater …

A review of environmental contamination and health risk assessment of wastewater use for crop irrigation with a focus on low and high-income countries

S Khalid, M Shahid, Natasha, I Bibi, T Sarwar… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Population densities and freshwater resources are not evenly distributed worldwide. This
has forced farmers to use wastewater for the irrigation of food crops. This practice presents …

Wastewater reuse in irrigation: A microbiological perspective on implications in soil fertility and human and environmental health

C Becerra-Castro, AR Lopes, I Vaz-Moreira… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
The reuse of treated wastewater, in particular for irrigation, is an increasingly common
practice, encouraged by governments and official entities worldwide. Irrigation with …

[HTML][HTML] Treated wastewater irrigation—A review

MS Hashem, X Qi - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the most important resource for life, water has been a central issue on the international
agenda for several decades. Yet, the world's supply of clean freshwater is steadily …

[HTML][HTML] Agro-industrial wastewater reuse for irrigation of a vegetable crop succession under Mediterranean conditions

A Libutti, G Gatta, A Gagliardi, P Vergine… - Agricultural Water …, 2018 - Elsevier
In many countries of the Mediterranean region, characterized by frequent drought periods,
agricultural production often occurs under water deficiency or conditions that cause the …

Promoting the productivity and quality of brinjal aligned with heavy metals immobilization in a wastewater irrigated heavy metal polluted soil with biochar and chitosan

V Turan, SA Khan, M Iqbal, PMA Ramzani… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Depleting aquifers, lack of planning and low socioeconomic status of Pakistani farmers have
led them to use wastewater (WW) for irrigating their crops causing food contamination with …

What do we know about water scarcity in semi-arid zones? A global analysis and research trends

F Morante-Carballo, N Montalván-Burbano… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water supply is strategic for the development of society. The water distribution in nature
follows patterns linked to geographic and territorial issues. Climate fluctuations aggravate …

Effects of treated wastewater irrigation on soil properties and lettuce yield

VR Urbano, TG Mendonça, RG Bastos… - Agricultural water …, 2017 - Elsevier
Domestic effluents may contain important nutrients for agricultural crop development, and
reusing this effluent on irrigation can reduce the potable water demand, recycle nutrients …