Tackling Challenges to Water Reuse in Agri-Food Sector [Water-Food]
PI – Devendra Saroj (University of Surrey)
STFC Side Co-Investigators – Donna Pittaway (STFC Daresbury Laboratory), Tina Geraki (Diamond Light Source)
STFC Side Co-Investigators – Donna Pittaway (STFC Daresbury Laboratory), Tina Geraki (Diamond Light Source)
The availability of freshwater is essential for sustaining the agri-food sector and its climate resilience. Recent studies have shown that the freshwater requirement of the agri-food sector to feed the growing population can be supported by the reuse of wastewater. The composition of wastewater is complex, particularly when it contains the constituents of industrial origin. There are existing evidences of the potential of water reuse in agri-food sector. However, I order to make a step change in water reuse in agrifood sector, a deeper understanding and an assessment of both advanced wastewater treatment and accumulation of contaminants in seeds and plants is essential. As a first approach, we seek to identify complex contaminants which can be degraded using electron beam, in combination with conventional wastewater treatment methods. Furthermore, we seek to identify any accumulation or formation of contaminants in sprouting seeds using high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy.
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