Authors: El Hamouri Bouchaïb Handouf Abderrahim Mekrane Mohamed Touzani Mohamed Khana Addi Khallayoune Khalid Benchokroun Taïeb
Publish Date: 1996/05/01
Volume: 33, Issue: 10-11, Pages: 327-334
Abstract
Bouchaïb El Hamouri Abderrahim Handouf Mohamed Mekrane Mohamed Touzani Addi Khana Khalid Khallayoune Taïeb Benchokroun Use of wastewater for crop production under arid and saline conditions yield and hygienic quality of the crop and soil contaminations Water Sci Technol 1 May 1996 33 1011 327–334 doi https//doiorg/102166/wst19960690Bouchaïb El Hamouri Abderrahim Handouf Mohamed Mekrane Mohamed Touzani Addi Khana Khalid Khallayoune Taïeb Benchokroun Use of wastewater for crop production under arid and saline conditions yield and hygienic quality of the crop and soil contaminations Water Sci Technol 1 May 1996 33 1011 327–334 doi https//doiorg/102166/wst19960690Raw RW and Waste Stabilization Ponds treated wastewater TW were used in comparison with groundwater Control for crop production under arid and saline conditions without any chemical fertilization Four irrigation methods namely surface drip with 2 systems “Bas Rhône” and “Rain bird” and sprinkler irrigation were compared on each water type The results of the 3yearexperimentation period were a TW applications instead of groundwater attenuated the detrimental effect of water salinity on the crop b Drip irrigation “Bas Rhône” system showed the highest irrigation performances and crop yields c the morphology and the way the crop was conducted were found to play an important role in determining its final bacteriological quality d TW irrigated crops and soils did not show any helminth eggs contaminations and e Faecal coliforms were not isolated from the TW irrigated soil beyond the limit of 025 m
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