Article
Agricultural reuse: comparison between Brazilian and international quality standards
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HANDAM, Natasha Berendonk et al. Agricultural reuse: comparison between Brazilian and international quality standards. International Journal of Hidrology, v. 5, n. 1, p. 28-31, 2021.
2042-7816
10.15406/ijh.2021.05.00262
Autor
Handam, Natasha Berendonk
Silva, Ana Beatriz Loureiro Gonçalves da
Martins, Adriana Sotero
Santos, José Augusto Albuquerque dos
Resumen
Reused water is increasingly requested by farmers worldwide, but there is no legislation
in Brazil that contains all the parameters for assessing its quality. This study aimed to
compare the legal provisions in Brazil related to the quality parameters of reused water
for agriculture (microbiological, physical and chemical) with those described in the main
regulations of the United States, drawing a parallel with the Brazilian reality. The study is
descriptive, based on queries and collections of regulations in electronic documentary data
source on Google Scholar. The existing parameters described in the Brazilian regulations
for agricultural reuse have been compared with the standards established in the international
regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health
Organization. The main results showed that there is a discrepancy between internationals
and Brazilian legislations according to physical, chemical and microbiological parameters.
Therefore, the work suggests a creation of new Brazilian legislations about agricultural
reuse whereas the control of hydraulic pollutants and water reuse is immature comparing
to internationals levels.