Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks
Abstract Investments in “Clean water and sanitation” drive a transition from irrigation with untreated to irrigation with treated wastewater. While this transition reduces many health risks, it may decrease crop yields, and soil carbon storage, cause a release of accumulated pollutants from soils, a...
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| author | Benjamin J. Heyde Melanie Braun Leila Soufi Kathia Lüneberg Sara Gallego Wulf Amelung Katharina Axtmann Gabriele Bierbaum Stefanie P. Glaeser Elisabeth Grohmann René Arredondo-Hernández Ines Mulder Dipen Pulami Kornelia Smalla Christiane Zarfl Christina Siebe Jan Siemens |
| author_facet | Benjamin J. Heyde Melanie Braun Leila Soufi Kathia Lüneberg Sara Gallego Wulf Amelung Katharina Axtmann Gabriele Bierbaum Stefanie P. Glaeser Elisabeth Grohmann René Arredondo-Hernández Ines Mulder Dipen Pulami Kornelia Smalla Christiane Zarfl Christina Siebe Jan Siemens |
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| description | Abstract Investments in “Clean water and sanitation” drive a transition from irrigation with untreated to irrigation with treated wastewater. While this transition reduces many health risks, it may decrease crop yields, and soil carbon storage, cause a release of accumulated pollutants from soils, and increase the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment. A holistic view on multiple SDGs is necessary to maximize benefits and minimize risks of wastewater treatment for irrigation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd35a3d701a0471db9ce9a115399c8132025-01-26T12:12:48ZengNature Portfolionpj Clean Water2059-70372025-01-018111910.1038/s41545-025-00438-6Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risksBenjamin J. Heyde0Melanie Braun1Leila Soufi2Kathia Lüneberg3Sara Gallego4Wulf Amelung5Katharina Axtmann6Gabriele Bierbaum7Stefanie P. Glaeser8Elisabeth Grohmann9René Arredondo-Hernández10Ines Mulder11Dipen Pulami12Kornelia Smalla13Christiane Zarfl14Christina Siebe15Jan Siemens16Justus Liebig University Giessen, iFZ Research Center for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Institute of Soil Science and Soil ConservationUniversity of Bonn, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Soil Science and Soil EcologyBerliner Hochschule für Technik, Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of MicrobiologyUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de GeologíaJulius Kühn Institute (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen DiagnosticsUniversity of Bonn, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Soil Science and Soil EcologyUniversity Hospital Bonn, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and ParasitologyUniversity Hospital Bonn, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and ParasitologyJustus Liebig University Giessen, Institute for Applied MicrobiologyBerliner Hochschule für Technik, Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Department of MicrobiologyUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, División de Investigación, Facultad de Medicina, Laboratorio de MicrobiomaRuhr University Bochum, Institute of Geography, Unit Soil Sciences and Soil RessourcesJustus Liebig University Giessen, Institute for Applied MicrobiologyJulius Kühn Institute (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen DiagnosticsEberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Department of GeosciencesUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de GeologíaJustus Liebig University Giessen, iFZ Research Center for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Institute of Soil Science and Soil ConservationAbstract Investments in “Clean water and sanitation” drive a transition from irrigation with untreated to irrigation with treated wastewater. While this transition reduces many health risks, it may decrease crop yields, and soil carbon storage, cause a release of accumulated pollutants from soils, and increase the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment. A holistic view on multiple SDGs is necessary to maximize benefits and minimize risks of wastewater treatment for irrigation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-025-00438-6 |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin J. Heyde Melanie Braun Leila Soufi Kathia Lüneberg Sara Gallego Wulf Amelung Katharina Axtmann Gabriele Bierbaum Stefanie P. Glaeser Elisabeth Grohmann René Arredondo-Hernández Ines Mulder Dipen Pulami Kornelia Smalla Christiane Zarfl Christina Siebe Jan Siemens Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks npj Clean Water |
| title | Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks |
| title_full | Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks |
| title_fullStr | Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks |
| title_short | Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks |
| title_sort | transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-025-00438-6 |
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