| Degraded water reuse: an overview. | |
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PMID: 18765762 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Communities around the world face increasingly severe fresh water supply shortages, largely due to expanding populations and associated food supply, economic development, and health issues. Intentional reuse of degraded waters (e.g., wastewater effluents, irrigation return flows, concentrated animal feeding operations [CAFO] effluents, stormwater, and graywater) as substitutes for fresh waters could be one solution to the challenge. We describe the various degraded water types and reuse options and limitations and restrictions to their use. Emphasis is given to reuse scenarios involving degraded water applications to soil. The potential for degraded water reuse is enormous, but significant barriers exist to widespread adoption. Barriers include research questions (some addressable by traditional soil science approaches, but others requiring novel techniques and advanced instrumentation), the lack of unifying national regulations, and public acceptance. Educational programs, based on hard science developed from long-term field studies, are imperative to convince the public and elected officials of the wisdom and safety of reusing degraded waters. |
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Authors:
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G A O'Connor; H A Elliott; R K Bastian |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of environmental quality Volume: 37 ISSN: 0047-2425 ISO Abbreviation: J. Environ. Qual. Publication Date: 2008 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-03 Completed Date: 2008-10-31 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0330666 Medline TA: J Environ Qual Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S157-68 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Soil and Water Science Dep., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. gao@ufl.edu |
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Waste Management
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methods* Water Pollution Water Supply* |
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