"Water is an essential resource for agriculture, but harvesting water for irrigation is a major issue for farmers in developing and underdeveloped countries. Wastewater is a promising resource, but with its own challenges. This new volume, Sustainable Use of Wastewater in Agriculture: Applications, Methods, and Technology addresses the challenges of repurposing wastewater in agriculture processes, with a special focus on low- and middle-income regions of the world. Topics include the application of wastewater for irrigation, concerns with wastewater usage, and innovative methods of application of the latest technology, with an emphasis on sustainable solutions to water scarcity in the agriculture sector. The book details the latest and most economical techniques for making wastewater suitable for irrigation purposes. It also looks at the uptake of heavy metals and emerging contaminants by the irrigated crops, soil, etc., from wastewater. The book provides comprehensive reviews on utilizing water generated from rainwater harvesting systems and the use of water quality indices for checking the suitability of a given type of water. Two interesting case studies detail the design and construction of water-lifting devices for irrigation/wastewater and the application of wastewater sludge as biofertilizer. The book also details the Internet of Agribot Things (IoAT) as the latest technology in this domain. Presenting a selection of state-of-the-art reviews and case studies focused on a sustainable solutions to water scarcity faced by millions of farmers the world over through the new and emerging uses of wastewater, this volume will be of value to a wide range of agriculture researchers and practitioners as well as faculty and students specializing in the areas of agricultural engineering, environmental engineering, water treatment, and food and agriculture technology"--
Water is an essential resource for agriculture, but harvesting water for irrigation is a major issue for farmers in developing and underdeveloped countries. This new volume addresses the challenges of repurposing wastewater in agriculture processes, with a special focus on low- and middle-income regions of the world. The book details the application of wastewater (treated and untreated) in agriculture and the latest and most economical techniques for making wastewater suitable for irrigation purposes. It also looks at the uptake of heavy metals and emerging contaminants by the irrigated crops, soil, etc., from wastewater. The book discusses utilizing water generated from rainwater harvesting systems, use of water quality indices for checking water suitability, the Internet of Agribot Things (IoAT) for wastewater applications, and more.
Discusses challenges of repurposing wastewater in agriculture processes, with a special focus on low- and middle-income regions of the world. Topics include the application of wastewater for irrigation, problems in their use, innovative methods of application of the latest technology, Internet of Agribot Things (IoAT), and more.
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW
1. Treated Wastewater for Agricultural
Usage: A Review
2. Use of Wastewater in Agriculture
3. Nanomaterials for
Wastewater Treatment
4. Low-Cost Wastewater Treatment Technologies Suitable
for Irrigation
5. Agrifusion of Water and Wastewater Technologies: Status,
Management, and Challenges PART II: UPTAKE BY PLANTS: HEAVY METALS AND
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS
6. Uptake of Heavy Metals by Plants Irrigated with
Treated Wastewater: A Review
7. Uptake of Emerging Contaminants and Pathogens
by Plants: Use and Impact of Wastewater PART III: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
8.
Evaluation of Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination through Water
Quality Index
9. Application of Sludge from a Sequencing Batch Reactor -
Sewage Treatment Plant: A Case Study
10. Scope of Rainwater Harvesting for
Food Security and Flood Mitigation: A Review
11. Design and Construction of a
Modified Lifting Device for Water and Wastewater in Nigeria PART IV: RECYCLED
WATER USE VERSUS IRRIGATION
12. Internet of Agribot Things (IoAT) for
Irrigation and Wastewater Systems
13. Status and Remedial Measures of
Recycled Water in Nigeria
Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto RicoMayaguez Campus. He earlier worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico and was proclaimed as the Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of over 52 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 100 books.
Gaurav Saini, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India. His current areas of research include sustainability, natural materials, pollution control, pollution and human health, and, broadly, environmental engineering. He has guided 48 theses at the masters level and five at the doctoral level (one awarded), in addition to numerous BTech-level projects. His research work has resulted in several research papers in journals of repute, conference presentations at the international level, and 20 patent filings (seven awarded). He serves as a resource person for various governmental bodies and universities for academic, research, and consultancy-related endeavours. He also serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for more than 25 international journals. He has edited one book and guest-edited a special issue of a Springer journal. He is an alumnus of the Oregon State University, United States, where he earned his MS and PhD degrees in Environmental Engineering. He also completed a postdoctoral at the University of Delaware, USA.
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