Utilization of Municipal Wastewater for the Culture of Horticultural Crops
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- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 15 (2) , 169-171
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.15.2.169
Abstract
The use of municipal wastewater for horticultural production on the surface appears to be a very simple concept (2, 10, 12). In its simplest form it is the use of a waste product of one process as the raw material for a second process. However, if the best use of the combination of the 2 systems is to be made, it will be necessary to maximize the sum of the 2 systems rather than of each individual system. These 2 systems, horticulture and municipal wastewater, are interfaced by a number of mutual components which are mineral nutrients, CO2, water and heat. The heat and CO2 can only be taken advantage of under controlled environmental conditions, with a bare minimum being greenhouse conditions, while all horticultural operations can utilize the nutrients and water (5).Keywords
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