Rainwater harvesting and treatment: state of the art and perspectives

A Raimondi, R Quinn, GR Abhijith, G Becciu, A Ostfeld - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rainwater harvesting is an ancient practice currently used for flood and drought risk
mitigation. It is a well-known solution with different levels of advanced technology associated …

[HTML][HTML] Rainwater harvesting and storage systems for domestic supply: An overview of research for water scarcity management in rural areas

F García-Ávila, M Guanoquiza-Suárez… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article aimed to carry out a systematic review of rainwater harvesting and storage
systems (RWHSS) between 2012 and 2022. This study used the guidelines of the Preferred …

The effect of a first flush rainwater harvesting and subsurface irrigation system on E. coli and pathogen concentrations in irrigation water, soil, and produce

ME Morgado, CL Hudson, S Chattopadhyay… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is stressing irrigation water sources, necessitating the evaluation of
alternative waters such as harvested rainwater to determine if they meet water quality and …

Investigation of microbiological quality changes of roof-harvested rainwater stored in the tanks

M Zdeb, J Zamorska, D Papciak… - Resources, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rainwater has been found to be a valuable source of drinking water in Europe, especially in
such crisis situations as those caused by contamination of water uptake into water supply …

[HTML][HTML] Pollution in rainwater harvesting: A challenge for sustainability and resilience of urban agriculture

Y Deng - Journal of hazardous materials letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Water plays a pivotal role in urban agriculture. Although rainwater harvesting (RWH) is
viewed as a sustainable route for crop irrigation at an urban setting, rainwater contaminants …

Characterization of roof runoff microbial quality in four US cities with varying climate and land use characteristics

J Alja'fari, S Sharvelle, NE Brinkman, M Jahne, S Keely… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Roof runoff has the potential to serve as an important local water source in regions with
growing populations and limited water supply. Given the scarcity of guidance regulating the …

Implications for assessing sludge hygienization: Differential responses of the bacterial community, human pathogenic bacteria, and fecal indicator bacteria to sludge …

W Yang, C Cai, D Yang, X Dai - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is the byproduct of wastewater treatment plants, which host enormous
diversity of microbes including potential pathogens. However, there are still challenges in …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling disinfection by-products formation in rainwater: Technologies and trends

D Ghernaout, S Arabia, N Elboughdiri - Open Access Library Journal, 2020 - scirp.org
With an augmenting lack of pure water, rainwater has been viewed as an invaluable
substitutional potable water fountain. The methods implemented for rainwater treatment are …

On-site rainwater harvesting and treatment for drinking water supply: assessment of cost and technical issues

SH Tran, HTT Dang, DA Dao, VA Nguyen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This study assessed the performance of rainwater-harvesting systems installed for selected
public utilities in the northern provinces of Vietnam where rainwater was collected, stored in …

Microbial characterization, factors contributing to contamination, and household use of cistern water, US Virgin Islands

G Rao, A Kahler, LE Voth-Gaeddert, H Cranford… - ACS Es&t …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Households in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) heavily rely on roof-harvested
rainwater stored in cisterns for their daily activities. However, there are insufficient data on …