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 …

Wastewater treatment costs: A research overview through bibliometric analysis

L Gallego-Valero, E Moral-Parajes… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Given the problem of water scarcity and the importance of this resource for the sustainability
of the planet, wastewater treatment and its costs have become a key issue for proper 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 …

Wastewater management in agriculture

CO Rusănescu, M Rusănescu, GA Constantin - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Considering the global climate changes that have disrupted the availability of fresh water
and led to the emergence of drought, an effective management strategy for water quality …

Response of soil microenvironment and crop growth to cyclic irrigation using reclaimed water and brackish water

C Liu, J Wang, P Huang, C Hu, F Gao, Y Liu, Z Li, B Cui - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The scarcity of freshwater resources has increased the use of nonconventional water
resources such as brackish water, reclaimed water, etc., especially in water-scarce areas …

[HTML][HTML] A novel smart fertigation system for irrigation with treated wastewater: Effects on nutrient recovery, crop and soil

G Odone, GD Perulli, G Mancuso, S Lavrnić… - Agricultural Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Both southern and northern regions of Italy are experiencing reduced precipitation and
increased heat waves due to climate change, negatively affecting agricultural sector. Urban …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging breakthroughs in membrane filtration techniques and their application in agricultural wastewater treatment: Reusability aspects

R Kamalesh, S Karishma, A Saravanan… - … Chemistry for the …, 2024 - Elsevier
Freshwater resources are becoming limited and are rapidly getting polluted due to
industrialization and urbanization. Water pollution is a pervasive global challenge both in …

[HTML][HTML] Treated livestock wastewater influence on soil quality and possibilities of crop irrigation

A Mukhametov, S Kondrashev, G Zvyagin… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to investigate how livestock wastewater irrigation affects the quality and
agricultural potential of soil. The experiments took place in 2019 on a research station with …

Human health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in summer crops and vegetables: a study in Ilam Province, Iran

A Amarloei, SA Mirzaei, Z Noorimotlagh… - … of Environmental Health …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The presence of toxic heavy metals (HMs) in agricultural crops‎ can be considered
as a noteworthy threat for consumers. The aim of this study was to assess the content of …

Risk of secondary soil salinization under mixed irrigation using brackish water and reclaimed Water

C Liu, B Cui, KT Zeleke, C Hu, H Wu, E Cui, P Huang… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of unconventional water resources is an effective way to alleviate the scarcity of
freshwater resources, especially in areas where freshwater is scarce, but reclaimed water is …