What is the ruling on eating from trees planted near wastewater, and is there any harm in that?
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There is no harm in eating fruits that have not been directly contaminated by sewage water. If they have been contaminated, they must be washed. Irrigating trees with sewage water does not affect the fruit, despite some scholars disliking the consumption of produce irrigated in this manner.
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