Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation: Pros and cons

Ofori, Solomon; Puškáčová, Adéla; Růžičková, Iveta; Wanner, J.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144026

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“…In addition to become a solution for water scarcity, the use of RWW for agricultural irrigation has other noticeable advantages in the agricultural system such as the supply of nutrients and organic matter to soils and crops or reducing the need of fertilizer application [5]. Several studies have proved their fertilizer effect and their positive impact in the soil enzyme activities involving nutrient cycling and soil microbial biomass [6][7][8]. Hence, RWW guarantees crop yields due to its nutrients content but mainly to their availability even in drought periods [9].…”

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“…Uncontrolled long-term irrigation with RWW could change the physical and chemical properties of soil and increase the contaminants accumulation in soil [13]. The exposure of crops to CECs could have a negative effect on crop growth and their uptake and accumulation in the edible parts could become a risk due to the entry of toxics in the food-chain [8,14].…”

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Sulfonamides in Tomato from Commercial Greenhouses Irrigated with Reclaimed Wastewater: Uptake, Translocation and Food Safety

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The presence of antibiotics in crops is mainly caused by their irrigation with reclaimed wastewater and by the use of organic amendments of animal origin. During this work, the fate of sulfonamide antibiotics in tomato crop has been assessed in two commercial greenhouses located in Almería (Spain) irrigated with reclaimed wastewater. Samplings were made annually for two years. Sulfonamides in several parts of the plant (roots, leaves and fruits) as well as reclaimed wastewater, amendments and soils were analyzed by UHPLC-MS/MS. The results showed that sulfonamides accumulated in soils (sulfamethoxazole between 2 and 14 µg Kg−1; sulfadiazine, sulfathiazole, sulfapyridine, sulfamerazine and sulfadimethoxine in concentrations below 1 µg Kg−1) were in the reclaimed wastewater at concentrations in the ng L−1 range. Their distribution in plants depended on the sulfonamide. The sulfonamides detected in tomato were sulfadiazine, sulfapyridine, sulfamethazole, sulfamethoxazole and sulfadimethoxine. Sulfamethoxazole was the antibiotic with highest concentration in tomato fruit, exceeding 30 µg Kg−1. All sulfonamides were below the Acceptable Daily Intake, however, further studies and legislation are needed to assure food safety.

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Sulfonamides in Tomato from Commercial Greenhouses Irrigated with Reclaimed Wastewater: Uptake, Translocation and Food Safety

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“…In Europe, policies demanding proper treatment of wastewater before use for agricultural purposes are in place (Deviller et al, 2020). Wastewater irrigation exposed agricultural soil to many forms of contaminants including dangerous HMs (Chaoua et al, 2019;Inyinbor et al, 2019), pathogens, and soil salinization (Ofori et al, 2021). Wastewater contains more HMs than water from the canal and tube-well (Anjum et al, 2021).…”

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“…HMs uptake by crops irrigated with wastewater depends on the properties of the soil (Ahmad et al, 2020), properties of the food crop, nature of the HMs, and physiochemical characteristics of the wastewater (Atamaleki et al, 2019). Nutrient supply, water saving, and reduction in production cost are the major advantages of wastewater irrigation (Anjum et al, 2021;Ofori et al, 2021). Wastewater can serve as a good source of plant nutrients and organic matter (Chojnacka et al, 2020) and it's also the cheapest source of water for irrigation (Mehmood et al, 2019).…”

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Heavy Metals in Food Crops: Ideal Sources and Roles of Urban Agriculture in Facilitating Their Consumption- A Review

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The qualities of agricultural soil and water are diminishing continuously due to the rigorous anthropogenic activities currently stocking the soil with a lot of toxic chemicals including heavy metals. Heavy metals are highly persistent and non-biodegradable, control of their contamination is very tricky to handle. Their presence in soil and water is detrimental to food crops and humans. Various sources of heavy metals contaminants and the role of urban food production on human heavy metal contamination were discussed.Heavy metals have their way into the soil and food crops through wastewater irrigation and production in contaminated soil. The habitual heavy metals contamination sources for food crops are wastewater irrigation, abuse of agrochemicals, production in the contaminated field, atmospheric deposit when foods are exposed to contaminated air, and unethical mining activities. Agricultural soil in urban and peri-urban areas are heavily contaminated with heavy metal due to various anthropogenic activities. Wastewater irrigation intensify the contamination by supplying the soil with more heavy metals. The heavy metals are passed to food during production and subsequently to humans after consumption.

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“…for harmful microorganism that could be a health hazard to farmers, farmworkers and users if not properly managed (Raja et al 2015;Christou et al 2017;Khalid et al 2018;Diaz-Sosa et al 2020;Ofori et al 2021).…”

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Assessment of phytotoxicity of treated water of Tabuk wastewater plant by different technologies on seed germination of chick pea (Cicer arietinum)

Siddiqui

Abbas

2021

Water Science and Technology

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The use of reclaimed water as an alternative source is a sustainable way forward for an arid country like The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The sewage contains organic and inorganic pollutants from households and industrial sources that may not be removed during treatment. In this study, seeds of Cicer arietinum were germinated using six different concentrations of treated water from the Tabuk wastewater treatment plant and tap water was used as control. The physicochemical properties such as total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity, total suspended solids, and turbidity values of treated water were higher which gradually decreased on dilution with tap water. The amount of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and phosphate was in higher concentration in treated water as compared to control. The use of 40% treated water (T3) improved the germination percentage, speed of germination and germination index of C. arietinum. The phytotoxicity test reveals that undiluted treated water (T6) is not fit for direct use on plants. All the investigated treatments confirmed that the use of more than 40% of treated water decreased the fresh weight and dry weight of the seedlings as compared to control. The results are encouraging and help in attaining water sustainability in the Tabuk region.

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Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation: Pros and cons

Cited by 220 publications

References 94 publications

Sulfonamides in Tomato from Commercial Greenhouses Irrigated with Reclaimed Wastewater: Uptake, Translocation and Food Safety

Sulfonamides in Tomato from Commercial Greenhouses Irrigated with Reclaimed Wastewater: Uptake, Translocation and Food Safety

Heavy Metals in Food Crops: Ideal Sources and Roles of Urban Agriculture in Facilitating Their Consumption- A Review

Assessment of phytotoxicity of treated water of Tabuk wastewater plant by different technologies on seed germination of chick pea (Cicer arietinum)

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