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 …

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 …

Heavy metals in contaminated environment: destiny of secondary metabolite biosynthesis, oxidative status and phytoextraction in medicinal plants

BA Lajayer, M Ghorbanpour, S Nikabadi - … and Environmental Safety, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Heavy metals uptake and translocation by medicinal plants depends on various
factors.•Heavy metals act as abiotic elicitor in biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.•Status …

Assessment of potential risks associated with chemicals in wastewater used for irrigation in arid and semiarid zones: A review

M Elgallal, L Fletcher, B Evans - Agricultural Water Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Irrigation with raw, partially and treated wastewater is a widespread practice in many arid
and semi-arid zones. The importance of wastewater for agriculture has increasingly been …

Suitability of aromatic plants for phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated areas: a review

J Pandey, RK Verma, S Singh - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This review briefly elucidates the research undertaken and benefits of using aromatic plants
for remediation of heavy metal polluted sites. A sustainable approach to mitigate heavy …

Evaluation of phytoremediation potential of aromatic plants: A systematic review

B Mishra, M Chandra - Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is regarded as one of the most severe environmental and agricultural
concerns. Phytoremediation is becoming more popular, an environmentally benign, solar …

Biochar amendment improves growth and the essential oil quality and quantity of peppermint (Mentha× piperita L.) grown under waste water and reduces …

H Mumivand, Z Izadi, F Amirizadeh, F Maggi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reuse of waste water (WW) in agriculture is challenging as a potential strategy for
sustainable agriculture development. However, its high content of heavy metals may cause …

Sustainable phytoremediation based on naturally colonizing and economically valuable plants

VC Pandey, DN Pandey, N Singh - Journal of cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Sustainable phytoremediation based on naturally colonizing and economically valuable
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Beyond cleansing: ecosystem services related to phytoremediation

W Guidi Nissim, S Castiglione, F Guarino, MC Pastore… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phytotechnologies used for cleaning up urban and suburban polluted soils (ie, brownfields)
have shown some weakness in the excessive extent of the timeframe required for them to be …