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Wastewater reuse in irrigation: A microbiological perspective on implications in soil fertility and human and environmental health

dc.contributor.authorBecerra-Castro, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Ana Rita
dc.contributor.authorVaz-Moreira, Ivone
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorManaia, Célia
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Olga
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-11T15:17:18Z
dc.date.available2015-05-11T15:17:18Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.description.abstractThe reuse of treated wastewater, in particular for irrigation, is an increasingly common practice, encouraged by governments and of fi cial entities worldwide. Irrigation with wastewater may have implications at two different levels:alterthephysicochemicalandmicrobiologicalpropertiesofthesoiland/orintroduceandcontributetothe accumulation of chemical and biological contaminants in soil. The fi rst may affect soil productivity and fertility; the second may pose serious risks to the human and environmental health. The sustainable wastewater reuse in agriculture should prevent both typesofeffects,requiring a holisticand integratedrisk assessment. Inthis article wecriticallyreviewpossible effects of irrigation with treatedwastewater, with special emphasison soil microbi- ota. The maintenance of a rich and diversi fi ed autochthonous soil microbiota and the use of treated wastewater with minimal levels of potential soil contaminants are proposed as sine qua non conditions to achieve a sustain- able wastewater reuse for irrigation.por
dc.identifier.citationBecerra-Castro et al. 2015por
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envint.2014.11.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/2802
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectWastewater reusepor
dc.subjectWastewater microbiotapor
dc.subjectSoil microbiotapor
dc.subjectAutochthonous microbiotapor
dc.subjectChemical contaminationpor
dc.subjectBiological contaminationpor
dc.subjectIrrigationpor
dc.titleWastewater reuse in irrigation: A microbiological perspective on implications in soil fertility and human and environmental healthpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage135por
oaire.citation.startPage117por
oaire.citation.titleEnvironment Internationalpor
oaire.citation.volume75por
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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