Technological and Management Solutions for Wastewater Treatment and Efficient Reuse in Agriculture

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience".

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Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453002, China
Interests: highly efficient use of non-conventional water resources in agriculture; analysis and risk assessment of water environmental factors in irrigation areas; brackish water utilization in agriculture; saline alkali land transformation and treatment technology
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Dear Colleagues,

The global shortage of water resources is one of the risks and challenges facing all human beings in the 21st century. Solving the shortage of agricultural water resources is the only way to achieve food security. The utilization of sewage as an agricultural resource is one of the effective measures to solve the shortage of agricultural water resources. Therefore, research on sewage treatment technology, irrigation environmental effect assessment and risk assessment should be emphasized. Pesticides, pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), household products, flame retardants, phthalates, micro-plastics, organic compounds, VOCs, etc. are frequently detected in irrigation water.

Therefore, this Special Issue of Agronomy focuses on Technological and Management Solutions for Wastewater Treatment and Efficient Reuse in Agriculture. Original research articles, timely reviews, and short communications are welcome.

Dr. Ping Li
Prof. Dr. Zulin Zhang
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Keywords

  • reclaimed water
  • environmental health
  • risk assessment
  • emerging contaminants
  • food security

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Greywater Vertical Treatment and Possibility of Reuse in the Fields from Peri-Urban Area
by Hanen Filali, Narcis Barsan, Georg Hörmann, Valentin Nedeff, Oana Irimia, Florin Nedeff and Mohamed Hachicha
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 940; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030940 - 22 Mar 2023
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Abstract
This study highlighted the potential for greywater reuse in irrigation of olive trees. An experimental field was set up in a household of Soukra, located northwest of Tunis City, to test the performance of vertical greywater treatment. Treated greywater (TGW) was used for [...] Read more.
This study highlighted the potential for greywater reuse in irrigation of olive trees. An experimental field was set up in a household of Soukra, located northwest of Tunis City, to test the performance of vertical greywater treatment. Treated greywater (TGW) was used for the irrigation of two olive tree varieties (Chétoui and Picholine) during five years. The results show high performance of the treatment, as reflected by the good quality of TGW. The chemical and biological parameters of this TGW are under the threshold values of the Tunisian Norms of Treated Wastewaters for agriculture use (NT106.03). The BOD5 average decreased from 160.44 mg O2/L for UGW (Untreated greywater) to 15.32 mg O2/L for TGW. The COD average recorded a high reduction from 290.15 mg O2/L for UGW to 49.58 mg O2/L for TGW. The average removal rate was 90% for BOD5 and 83% for COD, proving the high performance of the treatment. The average increases in height, diameter, and olive production are significantly high for the two varieties of olive trees irrigated with treated greywater (ITGW), compared to those not irrigated and under natural conditions. In this regard, the present study has shown promising potentials for the reuse of TGW in agriculture. Full article
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