Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: a Review of its Applications and Health Implications
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2021-05
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Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Volume 232, issue 5
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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. This is one of the world-leading serious environmental and public health concerns. Instead of using untreated wastewater, treated wastewater has been found more applicable and ecofriendly option. Moreover, environmental toxicity due to solid waste exposures is also one of the leading health concerns. Therefore, intending to combat the problems associated with the use of untreated wastewater, we propose in this review a multidisciplinary approach to handle wastewater as a potential resource for use in agriculture. We propose a model showing the efficient methods for wastewater treatment and the utilization of solid wastes in fertilizers. The study also points out the associated health concern for farmers, who are working in wastewater-irrigated fields along with the harmful effects of untreated wastewater. The consumption of crop irrigated by wastewater has leading health implications also discussed in this review paper. This review further reveals that our current understanding of the wastewater treatment and use in agriculture with addressing advancements in treatment methods has great future possibilities.Description
Funding Information: All the authors are highly grateful to the authority of the respective departments and institutions for their support in doing this research. The author VT would like to thank Science & Engineering Research Board, New Delhi, India (Grant #ECR/2017/001809). The Author RS is thankful to the University Grants Commission for the National Fellowship (201819-NFO-2018-19-OBC-UTT-78476). Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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Bio-computation, Biomass, Diseases, Environmental pollution, Human health, Sustainable agriculture, Wastewater
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Kesari, K K, Soni, R, Jamal, Q M S, Tripathi, P, Lal, J A, Jha, N K, Siddiqui, M H, Kumar, P, Tripathi, V & Ruokolainen, J 2021, ' Wastewater Treatment and Reuse : a Review of its Applications and Health Implications ', Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, vol. 232, no. 5, 208 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05154-8