Consequences of irrigation and fertigation of vegetable crops with variable quality water: Israel as a case study

H Yasuor, U Yermiyahu, A Ben-Gal - Agricultural Water Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Water-scarcity in dry areas is driving agriculture towards increased utilization of marginal to
poor quality water sources for irrigation. This includes groundwater and recycled wastewater …

Water management and salinity adaptation approaches of Avocado trees: A review for hot-summer Mediterranean climate

NN Kourgialas, Z Dokou - Agricultural Water Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The production and consumption of avocado has increased significantly over the past years,
experiencing a steady expansion into new markets around the world. This review paper …

Short-term effect of reclaimed water irrigation on soil health, plant growth and the composition of soil microbial communities

M Mola, PG Kougias, E Statiris, P Papadopoulou… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The scarcity of freshwater poses significant challenges to agriculture, often necessitating the
use of alternative water sources such as reclaimed water. While reclaimed water offers a …

Assessment of the quality indices of soils irrigated with treated wastewater in a calcareous semi-arid environment

M Jahany, S Rezapour - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
The investigation of soil quality indices as affected by treated wastewater (TW) irrigation is
essential to prevent and control soil degradation mainly in rapidly developing nations. To …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of three decades treated wastewater impact on soil quality in semi-arid agroecosystem

K Ibrahimi, KB Attia, R Amami… - Journal of the Saudi …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of treated wastewater (TWW) for crop irrigation is practiced in many countries
worldwide as a strategy to offset water scarcity. Soil quality assessment is required to ensure …

Crop selection reduces potential heavy metal (loid) s health risk in wastewater contaminated agricultural soils

C Cao, Y Yang, MP Kwan, ZB Ma, R Karthikeyan… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vegetable crops have varied heavy metal (loid) s accumulation rates from soils to their
edible tissues. However, crop selection has been seldom evaluated as a strategy for …

Long-term impact of wastewater irrigation on soil pollution and degradation: A case study from Egypt

MA Alnaimy, SA Shahin, Z Vranayova, M Zelenakova… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is consensus on the impact of wastewater irrigation on soil properties and heavy
metal accumulation. The studies that show the impact of temporal changes as a result of …

Microbial assessments of soil with a 40-year history of reclaimed wastewater irrigation

B Li, Y Cao, X Guan, Y Li, Z Hao, W Hu… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The long-term effects on soil microorganisms from 40 years of irrigating soil with reclaimed
wastewater was investigated by determining the quantity, composition, and inter-species …

Improvement of degraded agricultural soil in an arid zone following short-and long-term treated municipal wastewater application: a case study of Gabes perimeter …

RW Ammeri, Y Hidri, F Souid, GDR Simeone… - Applied Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aimed to study the short, medium, and long-term influences of treated wastewater
(WWTP) as a soil irrigation technique on physical, chemical, and microbiological properties …

Heavy metal accumulation and changes in soil enzymes activities and bacterial functional diversity under long-term treated wastewater irrigation in East Central …

M Mkhinini, I Boughattas, V Alphonse, A Livet… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change and population growth generates a decrease in water availability around
the world which can compromise the maintenance of sustainable agriculture. Thus, treated …