Industrial Waste Water Utilization in Agriculture
R. Murugaragavan*
Department of Soil and Environment, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai (625104), India
S.S. Rakesh
Department of Environmental Science, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore (641003), India
M. Yuvaraj
Agricultural College and Research Institute, Vazhavachanure, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (606753), India
S. R. Shri Rangasami
Rice Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Ambasamudram (627401), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Waste water, Spentwash, Biocompost, Sodic soils
Abstract
In many regions of the world, particularly in water-scarce urban and peri-urban areas and where competition for water is high, wastewater is being used for agricultural purposes.Shortage of irrigation water resources is leading to the use of domestic and industrial waste water in agriculture in urban areas. The uses of waste water in agriculture benefits human health, the environment and the economy. The use represents an alternative practice that is being adopted in different regions confronted with water shortage and growing urban population with increasing water needs especially given the decline in surface and groundwater resources caused by climate change with climate variability.
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