Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation: Pros and cons

S Ofori, A Puškáčová, I Růžičková, J Wanner - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The appropriateness of using treated wastewater for crop or agricultural irrigation remains a
bone of contention among experts and policymakers. Here, we outline and analyze not only …

A review of wastewater irrigation: Environmental implications

A Singh - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
The UN'SDG6 thrusts the reuse of treated wastewater to ensure the availability of water for
all. The use of treated wastewater for crop irrigation is a feasible option as the agriculture …

[HTML][HTML] Use of treated sewage or wastewater as an irrigation water for agricultural purposes-Environmental, health, and economic impacts

S Mishra, R Kumar, M Kumar - Total Environment Research Themes, 2023 - Elsevier
Reusing sewage water for crop irrigation becomes necessary due to freshwater scarcity, and
groundwater depletion. Although the suitability of using treated sewage for crop irrigation …

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 …

Pharmaceuticals as emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment of Latin America: a review

M Valdez-Carrillo, L Abrell… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) are environmentally ubiquitous around the
world, and the countries of Latin America (LATAM) are not the exception; however there is …

[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 …

Antibiotic resistance development and human health risks during wastewater reuse and biosolids application in agriculture

AJ Sorinolu, N Tyagi, A Kumar, M Munir - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) and sewage sludge are considered as solutions to
the limited water resource and sludge disposal issues, respectively. The associated …

Responses of soil microbial communities and their network interactions to saline-alkaline stress in Cd-contaminated soils

M Wang, S Chen, L Chen, D Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Land degradation by salinization and sodification changes soil function, destroys soil health,
and promotes bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plants, but little is known about their …

Enhancing a transition to a circular economy in the water sector: the EU project wider uptake

G Mannina, L Badalucco, L Barbara, A Cosenza… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) require an urgent transition from a linear to a circular
economy operation/design concept with a consequent resource recovery and more …

Effects of irrigation with secondary treated wastewater on physicochemical and microbial properties of soil and produce safety in a semi-arid area

M Farhadkhani, M Nikaeen, G Yadegarfar… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is becoming one of the largest problems worldwide. Agricultural reuse of
wastewater has been considered a valuable and reliable alternative, alleviating the …