Evaluating the Effects of Irrigation with Reused Water and Compost from a Pilot Wastewater Treatment Unit on the Experimental Growth of Two Common Ornamental Plant Species in the City of Athens

Clean Technologies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 13 - 13

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

Since 2019, the NextGen pilot wastewater treatment unit—also known as Sewer Mining concept—has been operating at Athens Plant Nursery, transforming sewage from Athens’ central network into irrigation water and compost. This unit produces resources for plant growth through membrane bioreactors (MBRs) aerobic sludge digestion. study experimentally evaluates effects of reused compost on two common ornamental species in Athens, Pittosporum tobira (Angelica) Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle), compared to use tap red soil without additional fertilization. The results indicate that combined with significantly promotes both height weight these plants. However, by end experiment, fertilization had a greater effect Angelica plants when applied independently watered water, soil. Notably, none 96 withered throughout indicating promising sustainable technologies like concept can effectively replace conventional environmentally outdated methods nutrition producing

Language: Английский

Editorial for the Special Issue “Wastewater and Waste Treatment: Overview, Challenges and Current Trends (Volume II)”

Processes, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(4), P. 1097 - 1097

Published: April 6, 2025

Liquid and solid waste management is one of the most important challenges 21st century, as continued population growth, intensive agriculture, urbanization industrialization have led to increased pollutant loads on natural ecosystems [...]

Language: Английский