Answer 1:
I am an anthropologist (someone that studies
people, their culture, and their activities) that
focuses on issues relating to agriculture and food
systems, and I may be able to answer most of the
interesting questions you sent to Scienceline
regarding grey water. Although I,
personally, have never used grey water to grow
plants, there are many people around the world
that regularly do and for growing a wide variety
of plants, too. For example: UCSB actually uses
reclamation water (another term for grey water) in
gardens and on lawns around campus; the Department
of Transportation uses grey water for the plants
that line the sides of California's highways;
agricultural companies in the US that grow
ornamental plants (like trees) also have been
known to use grey water. People on the other side
of the world, like in India for example, also
sometimes use grey water for irrigating
agricultural fields. |
