Soil proprieties and alfalfa (Medicago sativaL.) responses to sustainable treated urban wastewater reuse

Study of an eco‐efficient method for wastewater treatment and safe agricultural reuse: Effect of influent splitting rates on effluent quality parameters

“…Based on our recent research, El Moussaoui, Mandi, et al (2019) studied soil proprieties and plant responses to sustainable reuse of treated urban wastewater. The results reveal a significant correlation between treated urban wastewater and the improvement of soil and plant proprieties in response to irrigation.…”

“…As an arid to semi‐arid Mediterranean country, Morocco suffers from a shortage in water supply for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes (Ministère chargé de l'Environnement et délégué auprès du Ministre de l'énergie, des Mines, de l'Eau, et de l'Environnement, 2015). Consequently, population progression, overexploitation of groundwater, pressure on freshwater availability and required supply, and climate change have made it necessary to find alternative water solutions (Belloulid et al, 2018; El Moussaoui, Mandi, et al, 2019; El Moussaoui, Wahbi, et al, 2019). In this critical situation, the safe reuse of treated wastewater in irrigation is a nonconventional water resource and a very promising alternative to the use of conventional clean water for agriculture and industry (Pettygrove, 1985; Odoemena et al, 2020; WHO, 2006).…”

“…Hence, wastewater reclamation and reuse constitute a common and increased practice, mainly in arid to semi‐arid regions, and could combine several benefits. The main benefits linked to wastewater recycling are the improvement of soil fertility and, as a result, the improvement of crop production through increased organic matter and macro‐ and micronutrient content (El Moussaoui, Mandi, et al, 2019; El Moussaoui, Wahbi, et al, 2019; Hamilton et al, 2007; Pereira et al, 2011; Qadir et al, 2020) and the environmental benefits such as the reduction of groundwater uptake and the reduction of its direct discharge as a nonconventional water resource (Muyen et al, 2011; Toze, 2006).…”

“…In the current challenging context of resource scarcity and environmental degradation, advanced wastewater treatment, mainly total abatement of organic matter and nutrients, is not always the ideal option, especially if the objective is agricultural reuse. Simultaneously eliminating sanitary risks and maintaining high concentrations of organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, could be beneficial to both soil and plants (El Moussaoui, Mandi, et al, 2019). Existing wastewater treatment techniques are mostly nonselective in eliminating organic matter and nutrient.…”

Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) to the Application of Re-Treated Urban Wastewater Using Wood Waste Biochar

“…In this context, TWW as an alternative source of water, has become a typical practice worldwide including arid and semi-arid countries which can help reduce high-FW usage for agricultural purposes that consumes more than 70% of FW [El Moussaoui et al, 2019]. Furthermore, TWW can reduce the need for chemical fertilizer, for example, 100% of the phosphorus and potassium needs for maize crops would be Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Maize (Zea mays L.) to the Application of Re-Treated Urban Wastewater Using Wood Waste Biochar Radouane Soujoud 1* , Nadia Lamsaadi 2 , Mohammed Bouhadi 3 , Ahmed El Moukhtari 3 , Malika Ourribane 1 met by the reuse of treated urban wastewater in nations like Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Poland, according to Chojnacka et al [2020].…”