Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation of Rural and Urban Ecosystem: Applications and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
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Interests: soil chemistry; sustainable soil management practices; soil fertility and conservation
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Interests: fruit tree physiology; nursery techniques; landscape ecology; urban gardening
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
By 2050, the world population is expected to increase and agriculture will need to produce about 60% more food globally. The agricultural sector is the largest user of water resources, accounting for roughly 70% of all freshwater withdrawals and water demand will increase significantly over the coming decades. In order to reduce the gap between supply and demand for food, several actions have to be undertaken.
On the other hand, the quantity of wastewater produced and its overall pollution load are increasing worldwide. Over 80% of the world’s wastewater is released to the environment without treatment.
According to the principles of circular economy, wastewater should be considered not as a waste but a very important resource. Treated municipal wastewater could be an alternative and sustainable source of water and nutrients, a solution to address water growing scarcity.
This special issue aims to investigate the effects of wastewater reuse in agriculture (strategy of irrigation and fertilization, yield and quality), with a particular focus on unexplored and new topics (i.e. Contaminants of Emerging Concern - CECs, microplastics, shifts in microbial community of plant and soil) related to wastewater management in order to increase knowledge on this issue and assure a safe reuse of wastewater for human and environmental health.
Prof. Alba N. Mininni
Prof. Bartolomeo Dichio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water scarcity
- circular economy
- sustainable irrigation and water management
- contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)
