Effects of long-term irrigation with treated wastewater on soil quality, soil-borne pathogens, and living organisms: Case study of the vicinity of El Hajeb (Tunisia)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2671-2683

  Hentati, Olfa ^a,b   Chaker, Sana ^a   Wali, Ahmed ^b   Ayoub, Tarek ^c   Ksibi, Mohamed ^b  

^a Université de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c CRDA Sfax ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Avoidance test; Multivariate analysis; Pathogens; Salinity; Treated wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; GRADING; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; PATHOGENS; SOIL MOISTURE;

AVOIDANCE TESTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; SALINITY; TREATED WASTEWATER; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; RAIN; SODIUM; ZINC;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROORGANISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY; SOILBORNE DISEASE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EISENIA ANDREI; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SALINITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; TUNISIA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

EL HAJEB; SFAX [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; OLIGOCHAETA; SALINITY; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TUNISIA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84898612217     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3570-z     Document Type: Article

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