Integrated management of efficient and safe reclamation and reuse of urban wastewater in agriculture

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This project represents a multidisciplinary research work of high scientific-technical quality in which knowledge and management practices necessary for sustainable agricultural production using reclaimed water as a water resource are developed, providing innovative technologies and solutions and recommendations of good use practices that allow the use of this type of water in agriculture in an efficient and safe way.

The presence of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) in water resources is beginning to be of great concern at European level, so the integration of advanced purification technologies for the elimination of emerging contaminants will be crucial to obtain reclaimed water efficiently, with quality and safety, increasing the confidence of both farmers and end consumers of irrigated products, and enabling proper water management.

The aim of the project is to develop management practices and protocols for irrigation management, necessary to achieve sustainable agricultural production with which to optimise the management of reclaimed water, thus limiting any negative effects on agricultural production and providing innovative solutions, which in turn will create new business opportunities in a sector where water is the key to economic development.