Horticultural products irrigated with treated sewage: are they acceptable?

Deh-Haghi, Zoherh; Bagheri, Asghar; Damalas, Christos A.; Fotourehchi, Zahra

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-14552-8

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“…The questionnaire was developed based on previous validated research articles [22,35,36]. It comprised four parts with a total of 40 questions.…”

Section: Sample Selection and Survey Proceduresmentioning

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Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani,

Elsebaei,

Tawfik

2023

Sustainability

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This paper examines public acceptance of reusing tertiary treated wastewater for agricultural purposes in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through an online self-administered questionnaire from adults in the Al-Ahsa Governorate. A total of 344 eligible participants completed the survey. The results show that 77% of the participants supported the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture. Most participants supported reusing treated wastewater because they trusted the authorities responsible for wastewater treatment and because it will augment water resources in Al-Ahsa. Participants who did not support reusing treated wastewater attributed their lack of support to health risks associated with reusing treated wastewater and for psychological reasons. Additional analysis for eight different agricultural applications showed that most participants supported the reuse of treated wastewater in applications with no direct connection to them (e.g., irrigation of public parks, green spaces, and woody trees and irrigation of animal feed crops). However, less than half of the participants supported the reuse of treated wastewater for other applications, especially for the irrigation of leafy green, raw, and cooked vegetables. Therefore, raising public awareness about the safety of reusing tertiary treated wastewater in agriculture should be a priority for authorities responsible for water management in Saudi Arabia.

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“…The questionnaire was developed based on previous validated research articles [22,35,36]. It comprised four parts with a total of 40 questions.…”

Section: Sample Selection and Survey Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani,

Elsebaei,

Tawfik

2023

Sustainability

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The Quantification of Non-Action Costs as an Incentive to Address Water Pollution Problems

Bellver-Domingo

Castellet-Viciano

Hernández-Chover

et al. 2023

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Diffuse pollution is one type of pollution generated by agricultural, livestock, and urban runoff that is responsible for surface and groundwater pollution. As a result, the exposed population develops different diseases that affect their short, medium, and long-term quality of life. Researchers need to be able to assess the loss of quality of life in monetary terms to include this social impact in decision-making processes. Specifically, if no measure is implemented to correct the situation, these costs can be considered as the non-action costs of the social impact of water pollution. This study assesses the importance of measuring healthcare costs as a proxy for non-action costs for the economic assessment of water pollution consequences. Thanks to this analysis, it is possible to identify the health costs produced by the current environmental situation, making it possible to obtain an economic baseline scenario prior to the implementation of any project or measure. This approach is a novelty in the literature since, to date, healthcare costs have not been related to non-action costs. Including these costs in economic feasibility studies allow us to assess in detail both the social impact of pollution and the social benefits of develop water-quality improvement projects.

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Horticultural products irrigated with treated sewage: are they acceptable?

Cited by 2 publications

References 39 publications

Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia

Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia

The Quantification of Non-Action Costs as an Incentive to Address Water Pollution Problems

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