Elif Yakamercan

Dr. Elif Yakamercan

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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 October 2021 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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EYElif Yakamercan
Elif Yakamercan
AAAkif Ari
Akif Ari
AAAhmet Aygün
Ahmet Aygün

4 May 2023 in Environmental Pollution
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EYElif Yakamercan
Elif Yakamercan
PBPankaj Bhatt
Pankaj Bhatt
AAAhmet Aygun
Ahmet Aygun
AAAdedolapo W. Adesope
Adedolapo W. Adesope
Halis SimsekHalis Simsek
Halis Simsek

11 July 2025 in Water
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COChristian Chimezie Obijianya
Christian Chimezie Obijianya
EYElif Yakamercan
Elif Yakamercan
MKMahmoud Karimi
Mahmoud Karimi
SVSRIDEVI VELURU
SRIDEVI VELURU
ISIvan Simko
Ivan Simko
Halis SimsekHalis Simsek
Halis Simsek
Reusing and recycling treated wastewater is a sustainable approach to meet the growing demand for clean water, ensuring its availability for both current and future generations. Wastewater can be treated in such advanced ways that it can be used for industrial operations, recharging groundwater, irrigation of fields, or even manufacturing drinkable water. This strategy meets growing water demand in water-scarce areas while protecting natural ecosystems. Treated wastewater is both a resource and a challenge. Though it may be nutrient-rich and can increase agricultural output while showing resource reuse and environmental conservation, high treatment costs, public acceptance, and contamination hazards limit its use. Proper treatment can reduce these hazards, safeguarding human health and the environment while enhancing its benefits, including a stable water supply, nutrient-rich irrigation, higher crop yields, economic development, and community resilience. On the one hand, inadequate treatment may lead to soil salinization, environmental degradation, and hazardous foods. Examining the dual benefits and risks of using treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation, this paper investigates the complexities of its use as a valuable resource and as a potential hazard. Modern treatment technologies are needed to address these difficulties and to ensure safe and sustainable use. If properly handled, treated wastewater reuse has enormous potential for reducing water scarcity and expanding sustainable agriculture as well as global food security.

22 May 2023 in Environmental Pollution
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PBPankaj Bhatt
Pankaj Bhatt
JHJen-Yi Huang
Jen-Yi Huang
PBPaul Brown
Paul Brown
KSKarthik B. Shivaram
Karthik B. Shivaram
EYElif Yakamercan
Elif Yakamercan
Halis SimsekHalis Simsek
Halis Simsek