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Wastewater into a Resource: Biofertilizers

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Rapid urbanization, over-population, and industrialization induce rise in freshwater scarcity considerably and are responsible for the generation of wastewater in larger amounts. Disposal of untreated wastewater causes eutrophication, and water pollution, disturbing the aquatic ecosystem beyond repair. On the other hand, growing global food demand increases the usage of chemical fertilizers. Although chemical fertilizer enhances plant growth, development, and productivity efficiently, it degrades the soil quality and nutritional food value, destroys soilbiota thus becomes a life-threatening factor. The adverse effects of these have lead to the search for cost-efficient, eco-friendly alternative options. The generation of biofertilizer from wastewater is a promising approach that can be used as a replacement for “chemical fertilizer” for wastewater disposal and also helps to mitigate eutrophication, improve soil quality and give a future roadmap for better possibilities for environmental sustainability. Proper treatments, can turn wastewater into a resource to alleviate water scarcity and for the betterment of the environment.

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AS acknowledges the receipt of financial assistance in the form of a research project (Reference No.F.30–393/2017 (BSR), dated September 27, 2018) funded by the University Grants Commission, MHRD, Government of India. The research project helped to develop the idea and outcome of this chapter.

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    Anamika Roy, Mamun Mandal, Sujit Das & Abhijit Sarkar

  2. Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8574, Ibaraki, Japan

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Roy, A., Mandal, M., Das, S., Rakwal, R., Agrawal, G.K., Sarkar, A. (2023). Wastewater into a Resource: Biofertilizers. In: Singh, P., Verma, P., Singh, R.P. (eds) Wastewater Resource Recovery and Biological Methods. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40198-5_10

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