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Influences of Discharge Waters from Wastewater Treatment Plants on Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Growth and Percolation Water Salinity  

Shin, Joung-Du (Division of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration)
Lee, Jong-Sik (Division of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration)
Kim, Won-Il (Division of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration)
Lee, Chang-Eun (Division of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration)
Yun, Sun-Gang (Division of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration)
Eom, Ki-Cheol (Division of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Rural Development Administration)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.36, no.1, 2003 , pp. 24-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective of this study was to assess rice growth and percolation water salinity under the irrigation of the discharge waters from the municipal wastewater treatment plant and from the industrial wastewater treatment plant as alternative water resources during transplanting season. Three kinds of waters were irrigated; the discharge water from an industrial wastewater treatment plant (DIWT), the discharge water from the municipal wastewater treatment plant (DMWT), and groundwater. Concentrations of $COD_{er}$, $NH_4{^+}_-N$, $Mn^{2+}$, and $Ni^+$ in DIWT, SS content and $PO_4-P$ concentrations in DMWT were higher than those of reuse water criteria of other country for agricultural irrigation. The plant height in the irrigation of DMWT was shorter by 2 cm than the groundwater irrigation except for 10 days irrigation. However, the number of tillerings was not significantly different between DMWT and the groundwater. For the harvest index, there were no significant difference between DMWT and DIWT for 20 days irrigation, but slightly higher in DIWT than that of DMWT for 30 days irrigation regardless of soil types. The salinity of percolation water in the rhizosphere with irrigation of DIWT had more twofold than DMWT, but SAR value from DMWT had no significantly different from the groundwater irrigation. The average $EC_i$ values in the rooting zone irrigated with DIWT and DMWT for 30 days after rice transplanting were 4.7 and $3.4dS\;m^{-1}$ in clay loam soil, and were 3.5 and $2.5dS\;m^{-1}$ in sandy loam soil, respectively. There was dramatic decrease in $EC_i$ value at 30 days after rice transplanting even though $EC_i$ of DIWT had more twofold than DMWT. However, $EC_i$ from DMWT had no significant difference from the groundwater. Therefore, it might be considered that there was limited possibility to irrigate DMWT to overcome drought injury of rice transplanting season in paddy field.
Keywords
Alternative irrigation water; Discharge water; Municipal wastewater; Industrial wastewater; Percolation water salinity;
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