Wastewater reuse in agriculture: A review about its limitations and benefits

MF Jaramillo, I Restrepo - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
For centuries, wastewater has been improperly used in agriculture, presenting potential risks
to public health and the environment. In the context of scientific development, and …

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 …

Linking bacterial community composition to soil salinity along environmental gradients

KM Rath, N Fierer, DV Murphy, J Rousk - The ISME journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Salinization is recognized as a threat to soil fertility worldwide. A challenge in understanding
the effects of salinity on soil microbial communities is the fact that it can be difficult to …

Salt effects on the soil microbial decomposer community and their role in organic carbon cycling: a review

KM Rath, J Rousk - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Salinization of soil is recognised as one of the most pressing environmental challenges to
resolve for the next century. We here conduct a synoptic review of the available research on …

Salt-affected soils, reclamation, carbon dynamics, and biochar: a review

S Amini, H Ghadiri, C Chen, P Marschner - Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2016 - Springer
Purpose This paper reviews chemical, physical, and biological problems of salt-affected
soils and different reclamation methods applied to rehabilitate these soils. Methods Methods …

Impacts of salinization caused by sea level rise on the biological processes of coastal soils-a review

S Mazhar, E Pellegrini, M Contin, C Bravo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil salinization caused by sea level rise threatens coastal agricultural soils and
geochemically important wetlands worldwide. The aim of this review is to outline expected …

Microbial and enzyme activities of saline and sodic soils

K Singh - Land Degradation & Development, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Salinization and sodication are abiotic soil factors, important hazards to soil fertility and
consequently affect the crop production. Soil salinization is of great concern for irrigated …

Saline-alkali land reclamation boosts topsoil carbon storage by preferentially accumulating plant-derived carbon

L Chen, G Zhou, B Feng, C Wang, Y Luo, F Li, C Shen… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Saline–alkali land is an important cultivated land reserve resource for tackling global climate
change and ensuring food security, partly because it can store large amounts of carbon (C) …

Soil enzymes as indicators of saline soil fertility under various soil amendments

L Guangming, Z Xuechen, W **, S Hongbo… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil salinity, caused by natural of anthropogenic factors, has been recognized as a
challenge to cultivation. Coastal saline soil is widely distributed in China. The relationships …

Effects of salinity on the soil microbial community and soil fertility

WW Zhang, W Chong, XUE Rui, L Wang - Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Saline area is an important reserve resource of arable land, however, the effects of soil
microorganisms on the soil fertility in saline coastal ecosystems remain poorly understood …