Addressing challenges and opportunities in enhancing water quality for irrigation

Title

Addressing challenges and opportunities in enhancing water quality for irrigation

Creator

Ojha S.S.; Bhushan M.; Sankalp S.; Sahoo B.B.; Pradhan A.

Description

The rapidly changing quality of irrigation water is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed in order to understand and predict the long-term effects on soils and crops in a world that is facing increasing water stress. The use of irrigation in agriculture is becoming increasingly reliant on sources of water that are poorly understood and largely unmonitored. This trend has led to a decline in water and soil quality in many areas. While soil salinization and reduced crop productivity have traditionally been the main concerns when it comes to the quality of irrigation water, there is now evidence that geogenic contaminants, such as trace elements and an increase in the use of wastewater, are also affecting irrigation water quality. The ability to measure extremely small concentrations of biologically-active organic contaminants, including plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and steroid hormones, in various irrigation water sources allows us to evaluate their uptake and occurrence in crops. However, it does not address questions related to food safety or the potential health effects on humans. Additionally, natural and synthetic nanoparticles are now known to be present in many water sources, which may alter plant growth and impact food standards. 2023 Author(s).

Source

AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol-2763, No. 1

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

American Institute of Physics Inc.

Subject

Contaminant; Irrigation; Water quality; Water stress

Coverage

Ojha S.S., Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 800005, India; Bhushan M., Department of Civil Engineering, GEC Khagaria, Bihar, 848203, India; Sankalp S., Department of Civil Engineering, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, 761211, India; Sahoo B.B., Department of Agricultural Engineering, Centurion University of Technology and Management, 761211, India; Pradhan A., Department of Civil Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560074, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 0094243X

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0158584

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