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Efficacy of various amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in wastewater contaminated soils

Farmers are using municipal wastewater either treated or untreated for irrigation because of limited fresh water resources. Wastewater extensively used for irrigation purposes is enriched with many nutrients. The reuse of wastewater is imposing a negative impact on human health and the ecosystem. It...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2024-07, Vol.14 (1), p.17350-12, Article 17350
Main Authors: Manzoor, Muhammad Zeeshan, Sarwar, Ghulam, Alamery, Salman, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Sami, Amtul, Ahmed, Bilal, Ahsan, Fariha, Gul, Salma, Attia, Kotb A., Fiaz, Sajid, Ullah, Ikram
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Summary:Farmers are using municipal wastewater either treated or untreated for irrigation because of limited fresh water resources. Wastewater extensively used for irrigation purposes is enriched with many nutrients. The reuse of wastewater is imposing a negative impact on human health and the ecosystem. It is a need of the day to identify and assess issues of the reuse of wastewater. In the current experiment, impact of organic/inorganic amendments was studied to mitigate the toxic effects of pollutants present in wastewater. Soil was brought from the site having consistent use of wastewater and different treatments were applied as per plan. The experiment has 28 treatments with 04 replications. Nine different amendments were used at 3 varying levels. Incubation time of 30 days was given after the addition of all treatments. The results of the study showed the application of FYM @ 5.0% w/w soil reduced soil pH (7.44), EC (2.16 dS m −1 ), SAR (8.14), lead (8.48 mg kg −1 ), cadmium (1.14 mg kg −1 ), nickel (10.55 mg kg −1 ) and arsenic (2.03 mg kg −1 ) when compared with control and other treatments. Usage of compost and horse waste followed FYM. On the basis of this study, it is recommended that wastewater can be used for irrigation purpose after treating with FYM preferably and compost in general.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-65686-x