The use of treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation and its discharge into receiving environments (such as lakes, rivers, and seas) may pose potential risks to food safety. Within the scope of this project, the possible impacts of these practices on animal and plant health will be comprehensively monitored and assessed.
Although wastewater undergoes treatment processes, certain viruses, pathogens, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria may persist in the environment and continue to pose threats through the food chain. This project aims to go beyond conventional analytical methods by employing advanced molecular techniques to enable broader, more detailed, and higher-sensitivity monitoring.
Through environmental surveillance activities conducted in agricultural lands and in aquaculture facilities located near these areas, factors that may threaten food safety can be detected at an early stage. This will provide decision-makers with scientifically grounded evidence to develop preventive and protective measures.