• It has been used successfully in the treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater. (frontiersin.org)
  • The increasing use of gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging and the recalcitrant behavior of Gd during municipal wastewater treatment have led to increased concentrations of the tracer in aquatic environments. (univie.ac.at)
  • The combination of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) with soil-aquifer treatment (SAT) has clear advantages for the future sustainable quality and quantity management of groundwater, especially when using treated wastewater. (mdpi.com)
  • 1997. Comparison of gas chromatography and immunoassay methods for the detection of atrazine in water and soil. (cdc.gov)
  • Higher concentration of soluble salts in soil increase the osmotic potential disrupting the movement of water from root to leaf. (environcj.in)
  • So, soil salinity is primarily associated with the water stress condition in plants which is a direct impact to plants. (environcj.in)
  • A recent study has investigated the movement of antibiotic resistance genes between farm animals, soil and water in Finland. (desdaughter.com)
  • This project aims to assess as an integrated approach, the impact of the atmospheric pollution, rainfall, soil and irrigation water on selected crops (e.g. lettuce, artichoke, cabbage, tomato, egg-plant and zucchini) on the crop yield and its chemical contamination load. (weebly.com)
  • Divergent responses of soil microbial metabolic limitations to cropland revegetation at erosion and deposition topographies in the hilly-gully region of the northern Loess Plateau, China. (nwu.edu.cn)
  • A rapid and inexpensive method to evaluate soil structural stability via assessment of soil clay dispersion is needed. (edu.au)
  • A semi-quantitative dispersion assessment chart was developed for rapid assessment of soil structural stability, the application of which is intended to provide rapid diagnosis and to act as an important index for soil management practitioners. (edu.au)
  • In soil samples with 1% BC, a reduction of over 90% in the total concentration of PAH in the leached water was observed. (univie.ac.at)
  • Soil degradation is a topic that companies increasingly recognise as a business risk. (copernicus.org)
  • Bioaccumulation and associated dietary risks of Pb, Cd, and Zn in amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) and jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius) grown on soil irrigated using polluted water from Asa River, Nigeria. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • We are concerned that the pharmaceutical industry is currently excluded from any kind of environmental legislation, which is untenable in the light of the risk that pharmaceutical pollution poses to the environment and to human health. (desdaughter.com)
  • In this respect, a case study in the Llobregat delta (Barcelona, Spain) will be performed where a pollution gradient and different physicalchemical quality of irrigation water is expected. (weebly.com)
  • My research aims to improve our understanding of plant-ion interactions, including: (i) managing saline soils and acid soils, in which either salts or Al toxicity reduce agricultural yields, (ii) regulation and management of sites contaminated with trace metals at levels which are potentially toxic to plants, and (iii) improving nutrient use efficiency in order to reduce nutrient losses and water pollution. (elasticbeanstalk.com)
  • Irrigated agriculture is one of the major sectors that relies on fresh water from both ground and surface supplies. (watereuse.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to gather information related to reuse of recycled water for agricultural irrigation purposes, identify impediments and incentives that may impact it, as well as explore opportunities related to onsite reuse in regards to irrigated agriculture. (watereuse.org)
  • Identify how to address and overcome impediments and provide incentives to achieve greater recycled water use for agriculture. (watereuse.org)
  • As much as two-thirds of all treated wastewater generated in Arizona is reused for a variety purposes, including irrigation, environmental restoration, energy generation, and agriculture. (watereuse.org)
  • Unconventional Water Resources and Agriculture in Egypt, 17-24. (environcj.in)
  • The agrifood production in peri-urban areas, known as proximity agriculture, has been acknowledged to be more environmentally friendly since it minimizes the carbon dioxide footprint in terms of food transport, offers the possibility of water reclamation from urban wastewaters and its reuse as well as the possibility to obtain easier fresh food products in large cities. (weebly.com)
  • In many countries groundwater delivers more than 50% of current potable water and is indispensable for both agriculture and industries. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • Don't let the name fool you - there are lots of water issues in agriculture and Tiffany Dowell of Texas A&M University does a fabulous job with this important Internet resource. (waterwired.org)
  • Generally, chemical gradients are indicators of redox boundaries caused by active microbial degradation processes. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • The project will investigate the advanced treatment of wastewater for indirect potable reuse (IPR) using ion exchange (IX), advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and biofiltration as an alternative to the fully available treatment (FAT) technology of reverse osmosis (RO) and UV AOPs. (watereuse.org)
  • There is substantial use of recycled water across the United States, however there is a high potential for increased water reuse. (watereuse.org)
  • WateReuse is the only trade association that focuses solely on advancing laws, policy and funding to increase water reuse. (watereuse.org)
  • Arizona has a long history of water reuse beginning in about 1926. (watereuse.org)
  • Legislative authority for water reuse was granted to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in 1999 and reclaimed water rules focus on protecting water quality and human health. (watereuse.org)
  • Other than graywater use, there are no specific rules allowing onsite or decentralized water reuse in Arizona. (watereuse.org)
  • Generation, characterization and applications of nanoboles in the removal of aqueous pollutants and reuse of water by flotation. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • Infiltration of fecal material into the subsurface can result in the contamination of ground water supplies by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa, thereby posing a threat to public health. (lpelc.org)
  • Using Qatar as an example, this study assesses the resources embodied in wastewater and paves the way to combine wastewater treatment with advanced resource recovery (water, energy, nitrogen, phosphorous, added value products) which can turn wastewater management from a major cost into a source of profit. (mdpi.com)
  • Although certain microconstituents may persist following wastewater treatment, current research suggests that advanced treatment technologies can effectively remove them to concentrations below human health risk levels. (watereuse.org)
  • In the environment, it is found as a persistent and recalcitrant contaminant, being one of the most prominent hazardous pharmaceuticals and personal care products in effluents of wastewater treatment plants. (frontiersin.org)
  • Alone or in combination, these isolates might be applied as inoculates in constructed wetlands in order to enhance the phytoremediation of carbamazepine during wastewater treatment. (frontiersin.org)
  • Belonging to this group, carbamazepine is one of the most problematic compounds in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). (frontiersin.org)
  • The bio-treatment processes, based on microorganisms and/or enzymes consuming nutrients available in food-processing wastewater as low-cost substrates to produce valuable products, will be discussed in detail, including the production of microalga biomass in wastewater treatment systems. (preprints.org)
  • Desalination and Water Treatment. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • Study on Treatment of High Content Alkyl Polyglycoside Wastewater by Ozone Oxidation by Aeration Method. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • A Review on Enzymatic Treatment of Phenols in Wastewater. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • Poultry litter is generally surface applied to pastures and hay fields year-round to supply plant nutrients, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Runoff from litter-applied land has the potential to transport nutrients and pathogenic microorganisms to nearby surface water. (lpelc.org)
  • Based on estimated quantities of generated urban wastewater and its average composition, mass flow analysis is implemented to explore the maximum availability of major wastewater constituents (solids, organic compounds, nutrients, chloride, alkalinity, sulfide). (mdpi.com)
  • Peter's research spans the areas of agricultural production, water chemistry, and waste disposal, currently focusing on (i) the global development of advanced and novel methodologies for investigation of plants and soils, (ii) behaviour of nutrients, fertilizers, and carbon in soils, and (iii) plant growth in degraded soils. (elasticbeanstalk.com)
  • Recent studies on MeHg production in tropical floodplain environments show that the roots zone of floating macrophytes are able to produce more MeHg than the water column and sediments of the open water zone of lakes and rivers. (weebly.com)
  • Subsequently, the presence of pharmaceuticals in surface waters has increased in recent years and it has been accepted that this tendency will continue in the near future. (frontiersin.org)
  • These anthropogenic Gd emissions to wastewater and, subsequently, to surface and groundwater systems can be exploited to calculate groundwater travel times and mixing ratios, identify wastewater inputs, and calibrate groundwater models. (univie.ac.at)
  • On the other hand, our approach also provides multiple lines of evidence that chemical gradients in the deeper part of the groundwater system are regulated by microbial processes. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • Interaction between water related informal processes and water management: the example of Hyderabad, India. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • Germination of selected vegetable seeds including corn (Zea mays L.), squash (Cucurbita pepo L.), and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) was studied in water with different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution ranging from 0, 0. (researchgate.net)
  • Although their concentrations may presently be low, their persistence and bioaccumulation will increasingly cause problems for drinking water quality in the future. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, the remaining microconstituents (including potential endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products) in reclaimed water may raise public health and/or aquatic health concerns. (watereuse.org)
  • Efficient cleaning systems are needed to avoid or at least to reduce the intrusion of these compounds in our surface and groundwater systems, thus maintaining a high level of drinking water quality. (frontiersin.org)
  • Here we provide guidelines for selecting the optimal method for the analysis of Gd as a wastewater tracer in surface-groundwater systems. (univie.ac.at)
  • These methods resulted in very contrasted contribution trends, highlighting the importance of conservativity assessment. (copernicus.org)
  • The journal facilitates better understanding of environmental risks to humans and ecosystems and it also shows the methods for their analysis as well as trends in the search of effective solutions to minimize these risks. (pan.pl)
  • Physicochemical methods for monitoring seasonal variations in Cl-, F-, and Fe++ in underground water in Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh (India). (icontrolpollution.com)
  • 1987. Physiologically based pharmacokinetics and the risk assessment process for methylene chloride. (cdc.gov)
  • Management of the integration between irrigation and drainage water in the Nile Delta. (environcj.in)
  • Groundwater management at well fields includes a number of operation objectives, such as system reliability, operation and maintenance costs, energy consumption, environmental impacts, and water quality. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • Finally, future research direction will be proposed to integrate the circular economy and develop integrated food processing wastewater management systems. (preprints.org)
  • All things freshwater: news, analysis, humor, reviews, and commentary from Michael E. 'Aquadoc' Campana, hydrogeologist, hydrophilanthropist, Professor Emeritus of Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management in the Geography Program of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University and Professor Emeritus of Hydrogeology at the University of New Mexico. (waterwired.org)
  • Dr. Jennifer Veilleux records her fieldwork, research, and thoughts about water resources development and management, indigenous rights, ethics, and a host of other issues. (waterwired.org)
  • During my EPP Fellowship at the ESS/Sandec department of Eawag, I worked on a research project entitled as, 'Psychosocial determinants of drinking chlorinated water to design behavior change interventions in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh' under the supervision of Professor Dr. Hans-Joachim Mosler. (eawag.ch)
  • They postulated the necessity of developing environmental risk assessment strategies for these substances in addition to the traditional priority pollutants ( Daughton and Ternes, 1999 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The findings from this research will provide valuable guidance to water suppliers, regulators, and the agricultural community regarding the potential for irrigated agricultural uses of recycled water. (watereuse.org)
  • Proper land application of animal manure is critical to water quality in watersheds with significant livestock numbers. (lpelc.org)
  • Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is working on various recycled water regulations by consulting numerous stakeholders in the field. (watereuse.org)
  • ADEQ also completed a triennial surface water quality review in 2019 in compliance with the Clean Water Act. (watereuse.org)
  • The project evaluates the removal of microconstituents through AWT facilities, investigate the potential impact of microconstituents to aquatic organisms, and examine the fate and transport of select microconstituents from a hypothetical canal discharge location to a drinking water aquifer with a hydrodynamic and water quality model. (watereuse.org)
  • Hydrodynamic models and water quality models can help us evaluate the fate and transport of microconstituents and the impact of discharged reclaimed water. (watereuse.org)
  • Relatively less known are the effects of H2O2 in irrigation water on seed germination, seedling growth and establishment. (researchgate.net)
  • To assess whether a ground water source is at risk for fecal contamination, agencies responsible for monitoring water supplies generally test for the presence of nonpathogenic as indicator organisms. (lpelc.org)
  • 1998. Monitoring of pesticide residues and their metabolites in surface and underground waters of Imathia (N. Greece) by means of solid-phase extraction disks and gas chromatography. (cdc.gov)
  • Video Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, general), 1-14. (hfc.ru)
  • Environmental monitoring and assessment. (icontrolpollution.com)
  • The rising number of pharmaceutical prescriptions for the aging population results in a higher discharge of the medicaments and their metabolites in sewage water. (frontiersin.org)
  • Higher pesticide residues were detected in the water from non-Bt than Bt rice fields, accounting for the bad performance of zooplankton in non-Bt field water. (plos.org)
  • Indeed, experts view the promotion of antibiotic resistant bacteria as "by far the greatest human health risk" posed by the presence of pharmaceutical residues in the environment and note that, in addition to fostering the spread of resistant pathogens, antibiotic residues can also turn harmless environmental bacteria into carriers of resistance. (desdaughter.com)
  • Due to ad hoc and fragmented water supply and sanitation projects in Kabul city, and attention of Afghan Government to deal with it, this is the right time to focus on sustainability and integration of sanitation planning in Kabul. (eawag.ch)
  • In many regions of the world, including the United States, human and animal fecal genetic markers have been found in flood waters. (bvsalud.org)
  • Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) is a dominant intestinal commensal organism, an important fecal indicator bacterium (FIB), a pathogen and a target for microbial source tracking (MST). (lpelc.org)
  • He is Past President of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Past Chair of the Scientists & Engineers Division of the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), Past President of the nonprofit NGWA Foundation and President and Founder the nonprofit Ann Campana Judge Foundation, an organization involved with WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Central America. (waterwired.org)
  • New publications, web sites and multi-media on water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH). (waterwired.org)
  • He and his colleagues now report in Scientific Reports that if more gardeners opted for conservation-relevant species, the overall threat level for plants-defined as the ratio of at-risk plant species to all species-could fall by 25% across Germany. (lawrencehallofscience.org)
  • To evaluate diversity, 1346 E. coli isolates were obtained from three livestock species and seventeen stream-water samples. (lpelc.org)
  • 2001. An exploratory analysis of the effect of pesticide exposure on the risk of spontaneous abortion in an Ontario farm population. (cdc.gov)
  • Due to the ever-growing demand for natural resources, wastewater is being considered an alternative source of water and potentially other resources. (mdpi.com)
  • Groundwater resources are of global significance for drinking water. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • In response to this burgeoning interest, the current paper aims to present a comprehensive review of the main biochemical mechanisms underlying MICP (bacterial ureolytic activity, reactions duration and settling times, and chemical solution properties), their direct relevance to altering hydraulic and mechanical properties, both at the microscale and macroscale responses, and the precipitation mechanisms, particularly in relation to water resources and hydrology applications. (journaltocs.ac.uk)
  • The water resources blog of the American Water Resources Association. (waterwired.org)
  • Former science writer @ Albuquerque Journal and current director of the Water Resources Program at U of NM. (waterwired.org)
  • One of the most commonly used indicator organisms in ground water systems is E coli. (lpelc.org)
  • The fate and transport of select microconstituents from a point of hypothetical discharge through surface water canals and into the aquifer was modeled with software MIKE SHE/MIKE 11 by DHI Water & Environment Inc. (watereuse.org)
  • An integrated, dynamically coupled hydrological and hydraulic well-field modelling system has been developed for modelling the flow of water in the groundwater aquifer, through the wells and pipe system to the waterworks. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • The study analyzed clinical and wastewater samples using multiple PCR assays and found significant performance variation among the PCR assays for genetically diverse norovirus surveillance. (bvsalud.org)
  • In a 13-week gavage study, B6C3F1 mice (20 per sex per dose) received MCA (as an acid in deionized water) at doses of 0, 25, 50, 100, 150 or 200 mg/ kg bw per day, 5 days per week. (canada.ca)
  • In the same study as above, six groups of F344 rats (20 per sex per dose) received MCA (as an acid in deionized water) by gavage at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 or 150 mg/ kg bw per day, 5 days per week, for 13 weeks. (canada.ca)
  • In this study, the health risk among different age groups of Vietnamese population in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam was evaluated through ri. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study we coupled groundwater age dating, stable isotopes in groundwater nitrate (δ15N, δ18O), sulphate (δ34S, δ18O) and water chemistry data obtained from a high resolution multi-level well to interpret chemical gradients in a heterogeneous porous groundwater system. (nomedicalcare.com)
  • Test organisms included the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas and the water flea, Ceriodaphnia dubia. (watereuse.org)
  • The use of antibiotics in intensive livestock farming promotes the development of resistant bacterial strains and the environment plays not only an important role in the spread of those, but also wildlife organisms and ecosystem services are at risk. (desdaughter.com)
  • Mycotoxin contamination in rice can lead to a health risk for consumers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Laboratory rearing showed that water from non-Bt rice fields was significantly less suitable for the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna and Paramecium caudatum in comparison with water from Bt rice fields. (plos.org)
  • However, the safety certificates did not lead to final commercial release because there were fierce public debates on the health and environmental risks of Bt rice [6] . (plos.org)
  • The Diffusive Gradients in Thin films (DGT) technique is an operationally defined method to determine the dissolved fraction of trace elements in water. (weebly.com)
  • Finally, the risk associated to food consumption according with a standard diet will be evaluated according to the European Food Safety Agency's methodology and strategies to minimize the uptake of contaminants by crops will be developed. (weebly.com)
  • This may also decrease reliance on scarce or over-drafted ground and surface water supplies. (watereuse.org)
  • We write in relation to the risks to human health and the environment posed by releases of pharmaceuticals into the environment. (desdaughter.com)
  • This practice reduces the amount of land available for growing crops that are fit for human consumption in these countries, putting the local population at risk of food security. (wikipedia.org)
  • Numerical modelling of well-fields can be used to analyse different operation strategies to provide more cost-effective water withdrawal and pump scheduling schemes while at the same time minimising the adverse impacts. (nomedicalcare.com)