Agricultural drainage water characterization to determine the desalination possibilities for irrigation in a semi-arid environment

Agriculture drainage water (ADW) can be desalinized and could provide water resources for irrigation. The major concern is the excess of soluble salts in ADW. In this sense, it is possible to use reverse osmosis (RO) system plants to reduce salinity and provide irrigation water of high quality. Seve...

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Autores: Melendez-Pastor, Ignacio, Marco Dos Santos, Gema, Navarro-Pedreño, Jose, Gómez Lucas, Ignacio, Almendro-Candel, María Belén, Zorpas, Antonis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/34535
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/34535
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agriculture
Climate change
Electrical conductivity
Water flow
Water reuse
CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::63 - Agricultura. Silvicultura. Zootecnia. Caza. Pesca::631 - Agricultura. Agronomía. Maquinaria agrícola. Suelos. Edafología agrícola
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Sumario:Agriculture drainage water (ADW) can be desalinized and could provide water resources for irrigation. The major concern is the excess of soluble salts in ADW. In this sense, it is possible to use reverse osmosis (RO) system plants to reduce salinity and provide irrigation water of high quality. Several parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total suspended solids, etc., should be taken into consideration before planning the installation of a reverse osmosis system. In this study, the water quality of an ancient drainage system of the SE of Spain was evaluated. The final results are directly applicable to help decision-makers and engineers to take an adequate decision, in order to select which of the drainage canals is the best option to produce desalinized water at low cost.