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DOI	10.1007/s10653-020-00702-3
	A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan
	Natasha; Shahid, Muhammad; Khalid, Sana; Murtaza, Behzad; Anwar, Hasnain; Shah, Ali Haidar; Sardar, Aneeza; Shabbir, Zunaira; Niazi, Nabeel Khan
通讯作者	Shahid, M
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
ISSN	0269-4042
EISSN	1573-2983
出版年	2020-09
英文摘要	Freshwater shortage and its contamination with various types of pollutants are becoming the most alarming issues worldwide due to impacts on socioeconomic values. Considering an increasing freshwater scarcity, it is imperative for the growers, particularly in semiarid and arid areas, to use wastewater for crop production. Wastewaters generally contain numerous essential inorganic and organic nutrients which are considered necessary for plant metabolism. Besides, this practice provokes various hygienic, ecological and health concerns due to the occurrence of toxic substances such as heavy metals. Pakistan nowadays faces a severe freshwater scarcity. Consequently, untreated wastewater is used routinely in the agriculture sector. In this review, we have highlighted the negative and positive affectivity of wastewater on the chemical characteristics of the soil. This review critically delineates toxic metal accumulation in soil and their possible soil-plant-human transfer. We have also estimated and deliberated possible health hazards linked with the utilization of untreated city waste effluents for the cultivation of food/vegetable crops. Moreover, we carried out a multivariate analysis of data (144 studies of wastewater crop irrigation in Pakistan) to trace out common trends in published data. We have also compared the limit values of toxic metals in irrigation water, soil and plants. Furthermore, some viable solutions and future viewpoints are anticipated taking into account the on-ground situation in Pakistan-such as planning and sanitary matters, remedial/management technologies, awareness among local habitants (especially farmers) and the role of the government, NGOs and pertinent stakeholders. The data are supported by 13 tables and 7 figures.
英文关键词	Wastewaters Pakistan Heavy metal Soil pollution Vegetable contamination Health risks
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000565136500001
WOS关键词	HEAVY-METALS ; FOOD CROPS ; IRRIGATION ; SOIL ; VEGETABLES ; TOXICITY ; CONTAMINATION ; PLANTS ; L. ; BIOACCUMULATION
WOS类目	Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/328199
作者单位	[Natasha; Shahid, Muhammad; Khalid, Sana; Murtaza, Behzad; Anwar, Hasnain; Shah, Ali Haidar; Sardar, Aneeza; Shabbir, Zunaira] COMSATS Univ Islamabad, Dept Environm Sci, Vehari Campus, Vehari 61100, Pakistan; [Niazi, Nabeel Khan] Univ Agr Faisalabad, Inst Soil & Environm Sci, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan; [Niazi, Nabeel Khan] Southern Cross Univ, Southern Cross GeoSci, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Natasha,Shahid, Muhammad,Khalid, Sana,et al. A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan[J],2020.
APA	Natasha.,Shahid, Muhammad.,Khalid, Sana.,Murtaza, Behzad.,Anwar, Hasnain.,...&Niazi, Nabeel Khan.(2020).A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan.ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH.
MLA	Natasha,et al."A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan".ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH (2020).