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Long-Term Effect of Industrial Waste Water Irrigation on Soil Chemical Properties




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Rafiqul Islam, Golam Kibria Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Raihan Muhammad Solaiman and Abu Saleque

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DOI:doi:10.17265/2162-5298/2016.05.003

A laboratory experiment was conducted in Soil Science Division of BRRI during 2011 aimed to determine the vertical
distribution of soil chemical properties under long-term industrial waste water irrigated rice field. Waste water irrigated rice field seemed to create some differences in soil pH profile. The pHw and pHKCl in all soil depth was higher with waste water irrigated rice field. The surface charge of both the soils was considerably negative. Waste water irrigated rice field developed more negative charges in soils. Irrigation with waste water increased Electrical Conductivity (EC) in rice soils profile. The organic carbon content (%) started to decrease sharply with the increase in soil depth. Organic carbon content was higher with waste water irrigated rice soils. Total nitrogen (%) was high with underground water irrigated rice soils in surface but at deeper, total N was similar in both soils. Olsen P (mg/kg) was higher with underground water irrigated soil at 0-5 cm depth but at 5-100 cm soils profile, it was higher with waste water irrigated rice soils. Micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn) and heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Ni and Cr) in soils were increased significantly through irrigation with waste water in rice-rice cropping pattern.

Long-term, soil chemical properties, industrial waste, rice.