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DOI 10.2166/wrd.2025.026
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Title (Primary) Complexity and challenges in agricultural water reuse monitoring from a German perspective
Author Hasselder, P.; Helmecke, M.; Tiehm, A.; Aumeier, B.M.; Förster, C.; Zahn, D. ORCID logo ; Ho, J.; Stapf, M.; Zacharias, N.; Dockhorn, T.; Miehe, U.; Ruhl, A.S.
Source Titel Water Reuse
Year 2025
Department EAC
Volume 15
Issue 3
Page From 439
Page To 457
Language englisch
Topic T9 Healthy Planet
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Keywords analyses; agriculture; costs; indicators; regulations; reuse
Abstract Agricultural water reuse is one approach to mitigate water stress. In addition to the minimum requirements, the European water-reuse regulation 2020/741 mandates a risk management approach for agricultural water reuse. In contrast to the microbiological monitoring, the extent of the chemical risk assessment and monitoring is not clearly defined. The resulting complexity of a typical agricultural water-reuse scheme was analyzed. Potentially relevant parameters were identified based on European and German regulatory frameworks, concerning key subjects of protection. An interdisciplinary assessment of efforts and challenges, regarding required analyses, was accomplished, using expertise from recent research investigating agricultural water reuse in Germany. Suggestions were provided for disinfection validation, microbiological monitoring parameters and analytical methods. Additionally, chemical indicator parameters were suggested to address relevant processes during monitoring. Both microbiological and chemical parameters presented analytical challenges, which were described with future needs to support water-reuse implementation. Costs for analyses were estimated using available price information, highlighting the high costs of certain analyses, especially for organic micropollutants. Therefore, analyses need to be further facilitated by the application of process indicators and the implementation of cost-effective, multi-target methods tailored to the requirements of risk management for agricultural water reuse.
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Hasselder, P., Helmecke, M., Tiehm, A., Aumeier, B.M., Förster, C., Zahn, D., Ho, J., Stapf, M., Zacharias, N., Dockhorn, T., Miehe, U., Ruhl, A.S. (2025):
Complexity and challenges in agricultural water reuse monitoring from a German perspective
Water Reuse 15 (3), 439 - 457 10.2166/wrd.2025.026