Agronomic aspects and environmental impact of reusing marginal water in irrigation: A case study from Egypt

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 229-237

  El Mowelhi, N M ^a   Abo Soliman, S M S ^a   Barbary, S M ^a   El Shahawy, M I ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bio solids; Blended drainage water; Crop production; Marginal water; Pollutions; Salinity; Secondary treated wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; IRRIGATION; SALINE WATER; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WATER; CROP PRODUCTION; DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MARGINAL WATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BORON; COBALT; FRESH WATER; LEAD; NICKEL;

AGRONOMY; IRRIGATION; SALINE WATER; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; SALINITY; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE STUDY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MAIZE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; RAPESEED; SAFETY; SALINITY; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOYBEAN; SUGAR BEET; SUNFLOWER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ACARI; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745653844     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.275     Document Type: Article

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