Potential drawbacks associated with agricultural irrigation with treated wastewaters from desalinated water origin and possible remedies

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2451-2460

  Lahav, Ori ^a   Kochva, Malka ^a   Tarchitzky, Jorge ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Desalinated water; Irrigated soils; Mg2+ deficiency; Sodium adsorption ratio; Treated wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; COASTAL REGIONS; CONCENTRATION ADDITION; DESALINATED WATER; DESALINATION PLANT; IRRIGATED SOILS; LOW COSTS; LOW SALINITY; LOW-SALINITY WATER; POST TREATMENT; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; TREATED WASTEWATER; WATER SOURCE;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CALCIUM; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESALINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; IRRIGATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SODIUM; SOIL MOISTURE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER RECYCLING;

CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; SODIUM;

ADSORPTION; COASTAL ZONE; DESALINATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RECYCLING; SODIUM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST; DESALINATION; FERTILIZATION; HAZARD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SALINITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; CALCIUM; FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION; ISRAEL; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SALINITY; SODIUM; SULFATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77954500244     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.157     Document Type: Article

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