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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Investigating and Managing the Impact of Using Untreated Wastewater for Irrigation on the Groundwater Quality in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions.

Hany F Abd-Elhamid, Shaimaa M Abd-Elmoneem, Gamal M Abdelaal, Martina Zeleňáková, Zuzana Vranayova, Ismail Abd-Elaty

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hany F Abd-ElhamidWater and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Shaimaa M Abd-ElmoneemBelbis High Institute for Engineering, Belbes, El Sharqia 44519, Egypt.
Gamal M AbdelaalWater and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Martina ZeleňákováInstitute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 04200 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-7502-9586
Zuzana VranayovaDepartment of Building Facilities, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, 04200 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-1172-6248
Ismail Abd-ElatyWater and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Technical University of Košice · SKZagazig University · EG

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of using untreated wastewater in irrigation. Different scenarios of management were applied by mixing it with treated wastewater or freshwater on groundwater quality. A hypothetical case study is presented. The numerical model of MODFLOW is used in the simulation by applying four stages (21 scenarios) including: different values of pumping rates, changing wastewater recharge rates, and a combination of the previous scenarios. Additionally, protection scenario for groundwater was applied by using different values of mixing of freshwater with wastewater. The simulation was carried out for the contamination of Chemical Oxygen Demand COD and the concentration reached 48.6 ppm at a depth of 25 m and 19.41 ppm at a depth of 50 m in the base case. The results showed a negative impact on groundwater quality had occurred due to increasing the pumping rates, wastewater recharge rates, and combination between two scenarios, which led to an increase of the contaminants in the aquifers. However, positive protection effects occurred due to mixing the wastewater with treated wastewater. The results of COD concentration in groundwater using treated wastewater reached 81.82, 77.88, 74.03, 70.12, and 66.15 ppm at a depth of 25 m and 53.53, 50.95, 48.43, 45.87, and 43.28 ppm at a depth of 50 m, at concentrations of 93, 88.52, 84.14, 79.7, and 75.19 ppm with constant pumping and recharge rates of 4320 m

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GroundwaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalAgricultureDesert ClimateEnvironmental MonitoringWastewaterWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalCODgroundwater qualityirrigationtreatmentwastewater

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PMID34299934
PMCPMC8304666
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