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Improvement of degraded agricultural soil in an arid zone following short- and long-term treated municipal wastewater application: A case study of Gabes perimeter, Tunisia by Rim Werheni Ammeri; Yassine Hidri; Faiza Souid; Giuseppe Di Rauso Simeone; Feryell Hajjaji; Mohamed Moussa; Abdennaceur Hassen; Saifeddine Eturki is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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This work aimed to study the short, medium, and long-term influences of treated wastewater (WWTP) as a soil irrigation technique on physical, chemical, and microbiological properties. Sampled soil plots were irrigated with WWTP for 1, 7, and 15 years. Rain-fed regime soil has been used as a control. This study was conducted in El Hamma of Gabes (southeast of Tunisia), an arid zone, during the dry season. Three soil profiles at 0–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm were sampled. Physical and chemical analyzes, including pH, electrical conductivity, total organic carbon, total nitrogen, cation exchange capacity, and active and total CaCO3 were evaluated. Soil microbial biomass C and N were performed according to the fumigation extraction method. Soil microbial contamination was assessed by enumerating total, Fecal Coliforms, E. coli, and Fecal Streptococci with the most probable number (MPN) method and plate medium count. Bacterial and fungal enumeration were evaluated by the plate count agar method. In addition, the DGGE molecular analysis was also assessed in the different soil samples. The obtained physical and chemical evaluation proved that the WWTP irrigation practice improves soil fertili
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- Author
- Rim Werheni Ammeri; Yassine Hidri; Faiza Souid; Giuseppe Di Rauso Simeone; Feryell Hajjaji; Mohamed Moussa; Abdennaceur Hassen; Saifeddine Eturki
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)