How is the contaminated (sewage) water that is supplied to agricultural land harmful to you
TITLE: How is the contaminated (sewage) water that is supplied to agricultural land harmful to you ( The Hidden Risk in Your Food: How Sewage-Irrigated Crops Harm Human Health) Subtitle : When wastewater feeds fields, it can also feed disease, heavy metals, and silent toxins into our bodies. INTRODUCTION – THE GROWING PROBLEM Globally, farmers are being pushed to utilize untreated or partially treated sewage water for irrigation, especially in low and middle-income countries. · According to UN estimates, 1.8 billion people will experience water scarcity by 2050. · Globally, over 20 million hectares of farmland —an area roughly the size of Great Britain—are irrigated with untreated or partially treated wastewater. · That represents 10 % of all irrigated land worldwide. Five ways h...