Treated Wastewater Irrigation—A Review

As the most important resource for life, water has been a central issue on international agenda several decades. Yet, world’s supply of clean freshwater is steadily decreasing due to extensive agricultural demand irrigated lands. Therefore, resources should be used with greater efficiency, and use non-traditional resources, such as Treated Wastewater (TW), increased. Reusing TW could an alternative option increase resources. Thus, many countries have decided turn wastewater into irrigation help meet urban address shortages. However, because nature that water, there are potential problems associated its in irrigation. Some major concerns health hazards, salinity build-up, toxicity hazards. The objectives this comprehensive literature review illuminate importance using source assess effects soil fertility other properties, plants, public health. reveals reuse become part extension program boosting utilization. uncontrolled application waters unfavorable both soils especially long-term. To reduce these when irrigation, proper guidelines management followed limit negative significantly.