Wastewater treatment and reuse: a review of its applications and health implications

KK Kesari, R Soni, QMS Jamal, P Tripathi, JA Lal… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2021 - Springer
Water scarcity is one of the major problems in the world and millions of people have no
access to freshwater. Untreated wastewater is widely used for agriculture in many countries …

Hazardous heavy metals contamination of vegetables and food chain: Role of sustainable remediation approaches-A review

S Kumar, S Prasad, KK Yadav, M Shrivastava… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This review emphasizes the role of toxic metal remediation approaches due to their broad
sustainability and applicability. The rapid developmental processes can incorporate a large …

Ecological risk assessment of trace elements (TEs) pollution and human health risk exposure in agricultural soils used for saffron cultivation

M Taghavi, M Darvishiyan, M Momeni, H Eslami… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Contamination of farmland soils by trace elements (TEs) has become an international issue
concerning food safety and human health risks. In the present research, the concentrations …

Irrigation induced salinity and sodicity hazards on soil and groundwater: An overview of its causes, impacts and mitigation strategies

A Mohanavelu, SR Naganna, N Al-Ansari - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Salinity and sodicity have been a major environmental hazard of the past century since more
than 25% of the total land and 33% of the irrigated land globally are affected by salinity and …

Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soil and food crops in Hamadan, Iran

A Kharazi, M Leili, M Khazaei, MY Alikhani… - Journal of food …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, 103 water, agricultural soil, and crops irrigated with wastewater or tube-well
water were collected, and their heavy metal content was evaluated using inductively …

Human health risk assessment of nitrate and heavy metals in urban groundwater in Southeast Nigeria

DA Ayejoto, JC Egbueri - Ecological Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination by nitrate and heavy metals is a growing global concern due to
its detrimental effects on human health through ingestion and dermal exposure. This study …

A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan

Natasha, M Shahid, S Khalid, B Murtaza… - … geochemistry and health, 2020 - Springer
Freshwater shortage and its contamination with various types of pollutants are becoming the
most alarming issues worldwide due to impacts on socioeconomic values. Considering an …

Accumulation pattern and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in selected wastewater-irrigated soils and plants in Vehari, Pakistan

N Natasha, M Shahid, B Murtaza, I Bibi, S Khalid… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are scarce data about the accumulation pattern and risk assessment of potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) in soil and associated potential ecological risks, especially in less …

Health risks of arsenic buildup in soil and food crops after wastewater irrigation

M Shahid, S Khalid, NK Niazi, B Murtaza… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite considerable research of arsenic (As) level in ground/drinking water of Pakistan,
scarce data is available regarding irrigation water contamination by As and associated …

Toxic effects of cadmium and lead exposure on intestinal histology, oxidative stress response, and microbial community of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Y Duan, Y Wang, J Huang, H Li, H Dong… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are two hazardous pollutants that threaten shrimp
farming. The intestine is an important organ for digestion and immunity. We separately …