Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil
This study aimed to evaluate the potential of using treated wastewater in the irrigation of 7 crops produced in the State of Santa Catarina by assessing the current demand for irrigation water in the study area and the future production of treated wastewater. Food production data were collected...
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This study aimed to evaluate the potential of using treated wastewater in the irrigation of 7 crops produced in the State of Santa Catarina by assessing the current demand for irrigation water in the study area and the future production of treated wastewater. Food production data were collected from the most significant public agricultural institution in the study area to calculate their blue water footprint, given the amount of food harvested. Future wastewater production data were gathered from official reports which present the sanitation plans to be performed by 2035. Geographic Information System tools and risk assessment approaches were used to present and discuss results from quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Results show that the amount of wastewater to be produced in 2035 could not only supply the current irrigation water demand for the selected crops but also allow agriculture to expand without consuming more potable water.
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| spelling | doaj.art-019f1c1d342942d5aaba27250b45bca42023-05-09T16:37:51ZengUniversidade de BrasíliaSustentabilidade em Debate2177-76752179-90672023-04-0114110.18472/SustDeb.v14n1.2023.46670Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/BrazilLeonardo Dalri Cecato0Maria Elisa Magri1Masters in Environmental Engineering, Researcher, Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, BrazilDoctor in Environmental Engineering, Professor, Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil This study aimed to evaluate the potential of using treated wastewater in the irrigation of 7 crops produced in the State of Santa Catarina by assessing the current demand for irrigation water in the study area and the future production of treated wastewater. Food production data were collected from the most significant public agricultural institution in the study area to calculate their blue water footprint, given the amount of food harvested. Future wastewater production data were gathered from official reports which present the sanitation plans to be performed by 2035. Geographic Information System tools and risk assessment approaches were used to present and discuss results from quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Results show that the amount of wastewater to be produced in 2035 could not only supply the current irrigation water demand for the selected crops but also allow agriculture to expand without consuming more potable water. https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/46670Ecological SanitationIrrigationReuseCropsCircular Economy |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Dalri Cecato Maria Elisa Magri Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil Sustentabilidade em Debate Ecological Sanitation Irrigation Reuse Crops Circular Economy |
| title | Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil |
| title_full | Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil |
| title_short | Treated wastewater application in agriculture: potential assessment in the State of Santa Catarina/Brazil |
| title_sort | treated wastewater application in agriculture potential assessment in the state of santa catarina brazil |
| topic | Ecological Sanitation Irrigation Reuse Crops Circular Economy |
| url | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/46670 |
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