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| Title | MEMBRANE FILTRATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL REUSE IN SOUTHERN ITALY |
| Abstract | Membrane filtration was investigated at field scale in order to assess its effectiveness for reusing municipal effluents in agriculture. The study was started on April 2002 and ended on September 2007, as part of a national R&D project (AQUATEC). Preliminary results, which we already reported elsewhere, concerned the first two project years while this paper refers to the subsequent period. Three different crops (processing tomato, fennel and lettuce) were grown in rotation at a test field located in Apulia (Southern Italy) and irrigated with membrane filtered municipal secondary effluents. The quality of the reclaimed water was monitored chemically and microbiologically, and compared with conventional water pumped from a local well. Both water sources were used in parallel for irrigating two plots of the test field. The results showed that the microbiological quality of the treated wastewater was comparable to or even higher than that of the conventional source. Protozoan (oo)cysts were experimentally identified as effective indicators of possible failures of the filtration system. Moreover, long term heavy metals accumulation trends were monitored in soil and crops, showing that despite some lead and copper accumulation in the soil, no measurable increase of these metals was observed in the edible parts of the crops. |
| Source | Water science and technology 62 (5), pp. 1121–1128 |
| Keywords | Membrane filtration; Reclamation process; Wastewater reuse; Water demand management |
| Journal | Water science and technology |
| Editor | IWA Publishing, London, |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.2166/wst.2010.393 |
| Authors | LOPEZ A., POLLICE A., LAERA G., LONIGRO A., RUBINO P |
| Text | 42400 2010 10.2166/wst.2010.393 ISI Web of Science WOS 000281988300018 Membrane filtration; Reclamation process; Wastewater reuse; Water demand management MEMBRANE FILTRATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AGRICULTURAL REUSE IN SOUTHERN ITALY LOPEZ A., POLLICE A., LAERA G., LONIGRO A., RUBINO P Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, Viale F. De Blasio 5, 70132 Bari Univ. degli Studi di Bari, Dip. Scienze delle Produzioni Vegetali, Via G. Amendola 70121 Bari, Italy Membrane filtration was investigated at field scale in order to assess its effectiveness for reusing municipal effluents in agriculture. The study was started on April 2002 and ended on September 2007, as part of a national R D project AQUATEC . Preliminary results, which we already reported elsewhere, concerned the first two project years while this paper refers to the subsequent period. Three different crops processing tomato, fennel and lettuce were grown in rotation at a test field located in Apulia Southern Italy and irrigated with membrane filtered municipal secondary effluents. The quality of the reclaimed water was monitored chemically and microbiologically, and compared with conventional water pumped from a local well. Both water sources were used in parallel for irrigating two plots of the test field. The results showed that the microbiological quality of the treated wastewater was comparable to or even higher than that of the conventional source. Protozoan oo cysts were experimentally identified as effective indicators of possible failures of the filtration system. Moreover, long term heavy metals accumulation trends were monitored in soil and crops, showing that despite some lead and copper accumulation in the soil, no measurable increase of these metals was observed in the edible parts of the crops. 62 http //www.iwaponline.com/wst/06205/wst062051121.htm Articolo pubblicato 2010_WatSciTech_62_5_1121_1128.pdf Articolo in rivista IWA Publishing 0273 1223 Water science and technology Water science and technology Water science and technology. Water sci. technol. alfieri.pollice POLLICE ALFIERI giuseppe.laera LAERA GIUSEPPE antonio.lopez LOPEZ ANTONIO TA.P07.002.002 Sviluppo di nuovi processi di controllo dell inquinamento idrico. TA.P07.002.004 Processi biotecnologici e processi a membrana |