Wastewater use in agriculture: Irrigation of sugar cane with effluents from the Canaveralejo wastewater treatment plant in Cali, Colombia

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1011-1015

  Madera, C A ^a   Silva, J ^a   Mara, D D ^b   Torres, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Microbiological quality; Physico chemical quality; Reuse; Sugar cane; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SODIUM; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE; SUGARS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ABSORPTION RATIO; ARTIFICIAL FERTILIZERS; COLOMBIA; CONTROL MEASURES; E. COLI; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN EXPOSURES; IRRIGATED FIELDS; IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY; IRRIGATION WATERS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL QUALITY; PRIMARY EFFLUENT; PRIMARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT; REUSE; RICE HUSK; RISK CATEGORIES; SUGAR CONTENT; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; SILVER; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; SUGAR CANE; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELMINTH; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SUGARCANE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CALI; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA; VALLE DEL CAUCA;

SACCHARUM; VERMES;

EID: 70349283846     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903020498     Document Type: Article

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