The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent

Magister Scientiae - MSc === The Bottelary River area is located in a Mediterranean climate region, where the agricultural sector plays an important role. During the dry summer season, there is not enough precipitation to meet the agricultural irrigation requirements. Some farmers extract river wate...

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Main Author: Rui, Li
Other Authors: Jovanovic, Nebo
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1846
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-18462017-08-02T04:00:04Z The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent Rui, Li Jovanovic, Nebo Dept. of Earth Science Faculty of Science Sewage disposal South Africa Water reuse Water-supply Agriculture Sewage Purification Magister Scientiae - MSc The Bottelary River area is located in a Mediterranean climate region, where the agricultural sector plays an important role. During the dry summer season, there is not enough precipitation to meet the agricultural irrigation requirements. Some farmers extract river water which is practically the final treated effluent from the Scottsdene Wastewater Treatment Works to irrigate crops. This research investigated the use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in this area, particularly focused on the effluent quality, farmers perception, and the potential extent. South Africa 2013-08-07T12:24:08Z 2007/04/30 09:14 2007/04/30 2013-08-07T12:24:08Z 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1846 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Sewage disposal
South Africa
Water reuse
Water-supply
Agriculture
Sewage
Purification
spellingShingle Sewage disposal
South Africa
Water reuse
Water-supply
Agriculture
Sewage
Purification
Rui, Li
The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
description Magister Scientiae - MSc === The Bottelary River area is located in a Mediterranean climate region, where the agricultural sector plays an important role. During the dry summer season, there is not enough precipitation to meet the agricultural irrigation requirements. Some farmers extract river water which is practically the final treated effluent from the Scottsdene Wastewater Treatment Works to irrigate crops. This research investigated the use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in this area, particularly focused on the effluent quality, farmers perception, and the potential extent. === South Africa
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Rui, Li
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title The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
title_short The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
title_full The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
title_fullStr The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
title_full_unstemmed The use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the Bottelary River area: Effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
title_sort use of treated effluent for agricultural irrigation in the bottelary river area: effluent quality, farmers perception and potential extent
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