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 …

A comprehensive review on comparison among effluent treatment methods and modern methods of treatment of industrial wastewater effluent from different sources

K Sathya, K Nagarajan, G Carlin Geor Malar… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, rapid development in the industrial sector has offered console to the people
but at the same time, generates numerous amounts of effluent composed of toxic elements …

Soil health and microplastics: a review of the impacts of microplastic contamination on soil properties

RW Chia, JY Lee, J Jang, H Kim, KD Kwon - Journal of Soils and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Soil is a thin coating of matter that covers the earth's surface, formed through the
process of rock weathering. It is a natural filter for impurities in groundwater and is very …

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 …

Pollution control of wastewater from the coal chemical industry in China: Environmental management policy and technical standards

J Shi, W Huang, H Han, C Xu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current situation of China's coal chemical industry faces many problems: 1) This industry
causes environmental pollution; 2) employs inadequate environmental management …

Wastewater irrigation in India: Current status, impacts and response options

PS Minhas, JK Saha, ML Dotaniya, A Sarkar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater generated from urban agglomerations in India is estimated to be 26.4 km 3
annually and 28% of it is treated. This has a potential to irrigate about 2.1 million-ha …

[HTML][HTML] Unconventional water resources: Global opportunities and challenges

Z Karimidastenaei, T Avellán, M Sadegh… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water is of central importance for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of
the United Nations. With predictions of dire global water scarcity, attention is turning to …

[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 …

Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products and microplastics contamination assessment of Al-Hassa irrigation network (Saudi Arabia) and its shallow lakes

Y Picó, R Alvarez-Ruiz, AH Alfarhan… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study assess the presence of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) and
pesticides in different environmental compartments and microplastics in water of a …

[HTML][HTML] A transition from conventional irrigation to fertigation with reclaimed wastewater: Prospects and challenges

K Chojnacka, A Witek-Krowiak, K Moustakas… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this review was to discuss the transition from traditional irrigation to fertigation
using reclaimed wastewater in countries with moderate climate. In most European countries …