[Home ] [Archive]   [ فارسی ]  
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Registration::
Contact us::
Site Facilities::
Flowchart of approve and expert process::
indexing and abstracting::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
:: Volume 3, Issue 3 (autumn 2012) ::
j.health 2012, 3(3): 73-80 Back to browse issues page
Quality of Ardabil Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent for Reuse in Agriculture
S Nasseri , T Sadeghi * , F Vaezi , K Naddafi
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Abstract:   (14448 Views)

Background and Objectives: Wastewater reuse for irrigation is a common practice to overcome water shortage especially in countries with limited water resources. Wastewater reuse in the area studied is an important issue to overcome growing needs for water. At the time of this study the effluent of waste water treatment plant (WWTP) was discharged to river and reused by downstream farmers in an unplanned manner. There is need for formulating a particular management agenda to prevent public health concerns and pollution of soil, water, and agricultural products. In this study quality of Ardabil WWTP effluent has been reviewed for reuse in agriculture. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study effluent sampling of the Ardabil WWTP was performed to determine quality parameters of effluent and comparing them with the standard values. Results: Respective average values for COD, BOD5, cadmium, copper, and lead were 97.87, 57.25, 0.013, 0.08, and 0.67 mg/L that were in compliance with the standards set by Iran Environmental Protection Agency for wastewater reuse in agriculture. Total and fecal coliforms of the effluent were 7.3×106 and 2.3×104 per 100 mL that is not recommended for agricultural irrigation according to the relevant standard. Conclusion: Result obtained showed that apart from total and focal coliforms, there is no limitation for reuse of the effluent in agricultural irrigation. Disinfection and continuously monitoring of effluent and improvement of Ardebil WWTP is strongly recommended.

Keywords: Ardabil, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Reuse, agriculture
Full-Text [PDF 653 kb]   (5774 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2014/01/23 | Accepted: 2014/01/23 | Published: 2014/01/23
Send email to the article author

Add your comments about this article
Your username or Email:

CAPTCHA


XML   Persian Abstract   Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Nasseri S, Sadeghi T, Vaezi F, Naddafi K. Quality of Ardabil Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent for Reuse in Agriculture. j.health 2012; 3 (3) :73-80
URL: http://healthjournal.arums.ac.ir/article-1-68-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 3, Issue 3 (autumn 2012) Back to browse issues page
مجله سلامت و بهداشت Journal of Health
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.15 seconds with 37 queries by YEKTAWEB 4623