Effects of reclaimed wastewater irrigation on soil and tomato fruits: A case study in Sicily (Italy)

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 65-72

  Aiello, Rosa ^a   Cirelli, Giuseppe Luigi ^a   Consoli, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contamination; Irrigation; Row crop; Soil; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOILS;

PRODUCTION QUALITY; SOIL POROSITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRIP IRRIGATION; FRUIT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURFACE; WASTEWATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 34548678882     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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