Evaluation of Soil Chemical Properties Affected by Irrigation with Industrial and Urban Treated Wastewaters

Subject Areas : agriculture

Yahya Choopan ¹ , Somayeh Emami ^{2 *}

1 - Water Engineering Department of Gorgan
2 - Water Engineering Department of Tabriz University

Received: 2018-07-08 Accepted : 2018-08-24 Published : 2018-08-23

Keywords: Irrigation, Soil Chemical Properties, Industrial wastewater, Urban Wastewater,

Abstract :

A comparative research was carried out in agricultural land of Bori-Abad of Torbat-Heydarieh to evaluate the effect of irrigation with industrial (sugar factory wastewater) and urban treated wastewaters on soil chemical properties. In this study, a factorial experiment with a randomized complete block design with three replications (R) was carried out in a field experiment. The treatments were five treatments: well water (T1), urban treated wastewater, (T2), combine 33% water and 66% treated wastewater, (T3), raw wastewater of sugar factory, (T4) and combine water and wastewater with a mixing percentage of 1 to 7 (T5), at 0-40 cm of soil in 2013-2014 year. The results were statistically analyzed indicated that the parameters of acidity, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were measured in different groups and a significant difference was observed, but all of the parameters are the standard values for irrigation of crops. The highest and lowest amount of soil salinity in T4 and T5 treatments with 4.2 and 3.9 dS/m, were observed. Also, the highest amount of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus in T2 and T3 treatments with 1.06 mg/Kg, 490 mg/Kg and 7.85 mg/Kg. According to the results of the comparisons, can be concluded that irrigation with industrial and urban treated wastewaters no harmful effect on the soil properties of the studied area.

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