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| Title | Reuse of ultrafiltered effluents for crop irrigation: On-site flow cytometry unveiled microbial removal patterns across a full-scale tertiary treatment |
| Abstract | Reuse of treated wastewater for crop irrigation has been widely adopted to mitigate the effects of water scarcity on agricultural yields and to help preserving the integrity of aquatic ecosystems. This paper presents the outcomes of one-year monitoring of a full-scale agro-industrial wastewater treatment plant designed for water reuse, with a multistage tertiary treatment based on sand filtration, membrane ultrafiltration, storage and on-demand UV disinfection. We aimed to test flow cytometry as a monitoring tool to provide on-site indications on tertiary treatment performances and on the quality of treated wastewater along the treatment scheme. Membrane ultrafiltration retained prokaryotic cells and E. con (>3 log). During storage of treated effluents, a significant decay of E. coil was observed together with the growth of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and the UV dis-infection was effective only against fecal indicators. The microbial quality of the treated effluent was comparable to the control groundwater locally used for irrigation. On-site rapid assessments by flow cytometry allowed unveiling crucial aspects affecting the microbiological quality of ultrafiltration permeate and treated effluent immediately after sampling, including plant operating performances and microbial removal patterns across the treatment train. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Source | Science of the total environment 718 |
| Keywords | Tertiary treatmentMembrane ultrafiltrationWater reuseFecal indicatorsFlow cytometryTotal Cell Counts |
| Journal | Science of the total environment |
| Editor | Elsevier, Lausanne ;, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137298 |
| Authors | Vergine, Pompilio; Amalfitano, Stefano; Salerno, Carlo; Berardi, Giovanni; Pollice, Alfieri |
| Text | 422635 2020 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137298 ISI Web of Science WOS 000526029000120 Scopus 2 s2.0 85079609967 Tertiary treatment Membrane ultrafiltration Water reuse Fecal indicators Flow cytometry Total Cell Counts Reuse of ultrafiltered effluents for crop irrigation On site flow cytometry unveiled microbial removal patterns across a full scale tertiary treatment Vergine, Pompilio; Amalfitano, Stefano; Salerno, Carlo; Berardi, Giovanni; Pollice, Alfieri Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque IRSA CNR Reuse of treated wastewater for crop irrigation has been widely adopted to mitigate the effects of water scarcity on agricultural yields and to help preserving the integrity of aquatic ecosystems. This paper presents the outcomes of one year monitoring of a full scale agro industrial wastewater treatment plant designed for water reuse, with a multistage tertiary treatment based on sand filtration, membrane ultrafiltration, storage and on demand UV disinfection. We aimed to test flow cytometry as a monitoring tool to provide on site indications on tertiary treatment performances and on the quality of treated wastewater along the treatment scheme. Membrane ultrafiltration retained prokaryotic cells and E. con >3 log . During storage of treated effluents, a significant decay of E. coil was observed together with the growth of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and the UV dis infection was effective only against fecal indicators. The microbial quality of the treated effluent was comparable to the control groundwater locally used for irrigation. On site rapid assessments by flow cytometry allowed unveiling crucial aspects affecting the microbiological quality of ultrafiltration permeate and treated effluent immediately after sampling, including plant operating performances and microbial removal patterns across the treatment train. C 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 718 Published version https //www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720308081 12/02/2020 Reuse of ultrafiltered effluents for crop irrigation On site flow cytometry unveiled microbial removal patterns across full scale tertiary treatment Versione pubblicata Vergine_2020_STOTEN_On site FCM.pdf Articolo in rivista Elsevier 0048 9697 Science of the total environment Science of the total environment Sci. total environ. alfieri.pollice POLLICE ALFIERI stefano.amalfitano AMALFITANO STEFANO giovanni.berardi BERARDI GIOVANNI pompilio.vergine VERGINE POMPILIO carlo.salerno SALERNO CARLO DEMOWARE Innovation Demonstration for a Competitive and Innovative European Water Reuse Sector DTA.AD005.007.001 DEMOWARE BARI |