Soil contamination by microplastics in relation to local agricultural development as revealed by FTIR, ICP-MS and pyrolysis-GC/MS

K Chouchene, T Nacci, F Modugno, V Castelvetro… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic film mulching and use of wastewaters for irrigation have been common agricultural
practices for over half a century in Tunisia, especially in arid regions, resulting in the …

A systematic review of potential toxic elements contamination in coastal and freshwater sediments from Algeria over the past two decades

A Boudebbouz, Y Gueroui, MI Boussadia… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increase in concentrations of potential toxic elements resulting from human activities
has raised concerns about their impact on human health and ecosystems. A total of 41 …

Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks

BJ Heyde, M Braun, L Soufi, K Lüneberg, S Gallego… - npj Clean Water, 2025 - nature.com
Investments in “Clean water and sanitation” drive a transition from irrigation with untreated to
irrigation with treated wastewater. While this transition reduces many health risks, it may …

The dilemmas of water quality and food security interactions in low-and middle-income countries

V Linderhof, T De Lange, S Reinhard - Frontiers in Water, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Water is a factor input for many food system activities such as agriculture, food processing
and consumption. However, food system activities also affect water resources. Moreover, the …

Treatment of wastewater for agricultural applications in regions of water scarcity

M Iqbal, S Nauman, M Ghafari, A Gomes… - … Research in Applied …, 2021 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
This paper analyses the latest techniques for treating wastewater to make it suitable for
agricultural applications in regions where irrigation water is scarce. Micro-filtration (MF) …

Evaluating the potential of treated municipal wastewater reuse in irrigation and groundwater recharge; 5-year contaminant transport modeling

N Amiri, M Nakhaei - International Journal of Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
The use of treated municipal wastewater in agricultural irrigation has become commonplace
throughout the world for many years. So far, numerous research has been accomplished on …

Assessment of chemical and bacteriological status of treated wastewater of the Baraki WWTP (Algeria) for agricultural purposes

MS Chirane, H Belmeskine, S Boudjellaba… - Water …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
Due to its geographical location in the arid and semi-arid zone, Algeria is suffering from
water stress amplified by the effects of climate change. For these reasons this study was …

Soil Contamination by Microplastics in Relation to Local Agricultural Development as Revealed by FTIR, ICP-MS and Pyrolysis-GC/MS

T Nacci, F Modugno, V Castelvetro, M Ksibi - papers.ssrn.com
Applying sewage sludge to improve soil, irrigated with wastewater, and grew crops inside
polyethylene greenhouses in Tunisia, could introduce potential sources of microplastic …