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 …

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 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 …

[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 …

Wastewater irrigation: past, present, and future

Y Zhang, Y Shen - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
With population growth and social and economic development, water shortage is becoming
a serious issue worldwide. As a key alternative water resource, wastewater can be used in …

Wastewater irrigation: A promising way for future sustainable agriculture and food security in the United Arab Emirates

FH Al Hamedi, K Kandhan, Y Liu, M Ren, A Jaleel… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the recent past, the production of wastewater from domestic and industrial sources
steadily increased through population growth, urbanization, the Industrial Revolution, and …

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 …

Water reuse of treated domestic wastewater in agriculture: Effects on tomato plants, soil nutrient availability and microbial community structure

SM Muscarella, R Alduina, L Badalucco… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) in agriculture for crop irrigation is desirable. Crop
responses to irrigation with TWW depend on the characteristics of TWW and on intrinsic and …

Advancements in the energy-efficient brine mining technologies as a new frontier for renewable energy

Y Zhang, AN Anoopkumar, EM Aneesh… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The scientific community has profoundly relied on the recovery of various elements with
special inference on the renewable energy-powered desalination of wastewater. Advanced …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of long-and short-term of irrigation with treated wastewater and synthetic fertilizers on the growth, biomass, heavy metal content, and energy traits of …

MF Seleiman, N Al-Suhaibani, S El-Hendawy… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The availability of suitable water is an important factor for increasing the cultivated areas and
sustainability in arid (ie, less than 200 mm precipitation per year) and semiarid regions (ie …