Multi-criteria data-driven framework for drainage water reuse sustainability

IF 5.9 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Ain Shams Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2025.103782

M.M. Ibrahim , Mohamed Shaban , Ehab Abd El-Karim , Abeer Samy

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Abstract

Agricultural drainage water reuse (ADWR) is a critical supplement to water resources amid escalating shortages. However, its sustainability faces complex challenges. This study developed a multi-criterion, data-driven framework incorporating key sustainability criteria such as water quality, water quantity, changes in freshwater salinity, monitoring network, and operational costs to assess ADWR practices. The framework was applied to Egypt’s Eastern Nile Delta using water quality and quantity data from 2018 to 2023. Results identified Hanut reuse station as the most sustainable, while Saft ranked lowest due to its severe effect on freshwater salinity. ADWR increased steadily to 2.602 billion cubic meters annually, with an additional 1.879 billion cubic meters potentially achievable through sustainable mixing practices. Salinity significantly affects long-term reuse viability, emphasizing the need for adopting brackish water desalination. This study offers practical insights into ADWR sustainability, with recommendations to enhance the model’s inclusiveness for sustainability assessments in arid regions and globally.

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多标准数据驱动的排水水再利用可持续性框架

农业排水回用（ADWR）是在水资源日益短缺的情况下对水资源的重要补充。然而，其可持续性面临着复杂的挑战。本研究开发了一个多标准、数据驱动的框架，将水质、水量、淡水盐度变化、监测网络和运营成本等关键可持续性标准纳入其中，以评估ADWR实践。该框架使用2018年至2023年的水质和水量数据应用于埃及的东尼罗河三角洲。结果表明，Hanut回用站是最具可持续性的，而Saft由于对淡水盐度的严重影响而排名最低。ADWR稳步增长至26.02亿立方米/年，通过可持续混合实践可实现18.79亿立方米/年的额外目标。盐度显著影响长期再利用的可行性，强调了采用微咸海水淡化的必要性。这项研究为ADWR的可持续性提供了实际见解，并提出了建议，以增强模型在干旱地区和全球可持续性评估中的包容性。

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Ain Shams Engineering Journal Engineering-General Engineering

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

13.30%

发文量

441

审稿时长

49 weeks

期刊介绍： in Shams Engineering Journal is an international journal devoted to publication of peer reviewed original high-quality research papers and review papers in both traditional topics and those of emerging science and technology. Areas of both theoretical and fundamental interest as well as those concerning industrial applications, emerging instrumental techniques and those which have some practical application to an aspect of human endeavor, such as the preservation of the environment, health, waste disposal are welcome. The overall focus is on original and rigorous scientific research results which have generic significance. Ain Shams Engineering Journal focuses upon aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering, architectural and urban planning engineering. Papers in which knowledge from other disciplines is integrated with engineering are especially welcome like nanotechnology, material sciences, and computational methods as well as applied basic sciences: engineering mathematics, physics and chemistry.