Wastewater treatment and reuse: a review of its applications and health implications

KK Kesari, R Soni, QMS Jamal, P Tripathi, JA Lal… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Copper bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and tolerance in plants: A comprehensive review

V Kumar, S Pandita, GPS Sidhu, A Sharma, K Khanna… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) is an essential element for humans and plants when present in lesser amount,
while in excessive amounts it exerts detrimental effects. There subsists a narrow difference …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals in food crops: Health risks, fate, mechanisms, and management

PK Rai, SS Lee, M Zhang, YF Tsang, KH Kim - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Food security is a high-priority issue for sustainable global development both quantitatively
and qualitatively. In recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants on crop …

Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation: Pros and cons

S Ofori, A Puškáčová, I Růžičková, J Wanner - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The appropriateness of using treated wastewater for crop or agricultural irrigation remains a
bone of contention among experts and policymakers. Here, we outline and analyze not only …

Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Bogler, A Packman, A Furman, A Gross… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted public health and the worldwide economy.
Converging evidence from the current pandemic, previous outbreaks and controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Use of treated sewage or wastewater as an irrigation water for agricultural purposes-Environmental, health, and economic impacts

S Mishra, R Kumar, M Kumar - Total Environment Research Themes, 2023 - Elsevier
Reusing sewage water for crop irrigation becomes necessary due to freshwater scarcity, and
groundwater depletion. Although the suitability of using treated sewage for crop irrigation …

Strategies to improve the productivity, product diversity and profitability of urban agriculture

CA O'sullivan, GD Bonnett, CL McIntyre, Z Hochman… - Agricultural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that more than 800 million people
engage in urban agriculture producing more than 15% of the world's food. Recently, there …

[PDF][PDF] Untreated wastewater reasons and causes: a review of most affected areas and cities

A Tariq, A Mushtaq - Int. J. Chem. Biochem. Sci, 2023 - iscientific.org
Wastewater is one of the serious environmental concerns because water quality criterion of
surface water and groundwater set by WHO are frequently violated. Approximately, 380 …

The WHO guidelines for safe wastewater use in agriculture: a review of implementation challenges and possible solutions in the global south

P Drechsel, M Qadir, D Galibourg - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, the use of untreated, often diluted, or partly treated wastewater in agriculture
covers about 30 million ha, far exceeding the area under the planned use of well-treated …

Evolution and implementation of One Health to control the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes: A review

N Ahmad, RM Joji, M Shahid - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to humanity and its environment. Aberrant usage of
antibiotics in the human, animal, and environmental sectors, as well as the dissemination of …