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 …

Urban wastewater as a source of reclaimed water for irrigation: barriers and future possibilities

AF Santos, P Alvarenga, LM Gando-Ferreira, MJ Quina - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water resources are under pressure worldwide, resulting in scarcity and deterioration of
freshwater quality. According to European directives, we could reduce the pressure on water …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating risks and maximizing sustainability of treated wastewater reuse for irrigation

D Yalin, HA Craddock, S Assouline, EB Mordechay… - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
Scarcity of freshwater for agriculture has led to increased utilization of treated wastewater
(TWW), establishing it as a significant and reliable source of irrigation water. However, years …

Groundwater quality for drinking and non-carcinogenic risk of nitrate in urban and rural areas of Fereidan, Iran

V Amiri, N Sohrabi, P Li, F Amiri - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
Determining the controlling factors of groundwater quality can help decision-makers in
preparing optimal management plans for a sustainable supply of water for drinking. In this …

Long-term irrigation with reclaimed wastewater: Implications on nutrient management, soil chemistry and olive (Olea europaea L.) performance

R Erel, A Eppel, U Yermiyahu, A Ben-Gal… - Agricultural Water …, 2019 - Elsevier
Utilization of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) presents an alternative to irrigation of agricultural
crops with fresh water (Fr), especially in dry areas characterized by water scarcity. While …

Changes in soil salinity under treated wastewater irrigation: A meta-analysis

Y Gao, G Shao, S Wu, W **aojun, J Lu, J Cui - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
In view of water shortages, the development and utilization of unconventional water
resources have been studied extensively. Treated domestic or industrial wastewater used …

Opportunities for expanding the use of wastewaters for irrigation of olives

F Pedrero, SR Grattan, A Ben-Gal, GA Vivaldi - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Olive trees are iconic to the Mediterranean landscape and in recent times, have expanded to
other regions across the globe that share similar climatic conditions. Olive oil production …

Dealing with the impact of climate change-induced drought on the management of soil salinity under irrigated agriculture

DL Corwin - Advances in Agronomy, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change will cause an increased frequency and intensity of drought in irrigated arid-
zone agricultural areas resulting in a greater need for water conservation. Many water …

Investigating the effects of irrigation with indirectly recharged groundwater using recycled water on soil and crops in semi-arid areas

K Verma, M Manisha, NU Shivali, RM Santrupt… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of direct wastewater for irrigation poses many environmental problems such
as soil quality deterioration due to the accumulation of salts, heavy metals, micro-pollutants …

Application of reverse electrodialysis to site-specific types of saline solutions: A techno-economic assessment

F Giacalone, M Papapetrou, G Kosmadakis… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Salinity gradients are a non-conventional source of renewable energy based on the
recovery of the Gibbs free energy related to the mixing of solutions at different …