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The reuse of treated leachate in irrigation or green spaces watering can be considered as an alternative solution for facing water deficit. However, it represents a risk of environmental contamination by the accumulation of hazardous elements in the soil layers and plant tissues, which reduce the crop yields and its performance. This article will assess the irrigation suitability of different types of leachates by measuring their impacts on soil quality. The experimental test has been done using Meknes municipal landfill leachate. We have irrigated ten plots of corn with clean water (witness plot) and three types of effluent: (1) raw leachate (RL), (2) leachate treated by membrane bioreactor (MBRL), and (3) leachate treated by membrane bioreactor and reverse osmosis (MBRROL). In this investigation, soil parameters have been analyzed before and after irrigation to follow up the quality degradation of this one. The initial values of the studied soil were: pH = 8.31, the salinity = 0.36 mS/cm, the permeability = 0.53 cm/h. The results obtained show that MBRL can be used in irrigation with continuous control to avoid soil salinity (EC) after irrigation had increased up to 2.89 mS/cm). As for the MBRROL, it is respecting the recommended standards and can be judged suitable for irrigation. Contrary to RL which is strictly banned for irrigation because of the high pollution loads that had increased the soil pH (8.65) and salinity (6.22 mS/cm) and had reduced the permeability rate (0.13 cm/h).
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Rhouat, S., El Youbi, M.S., Dimane, F. (2023). The Effects of Landfill Leachate Irrigation on Soil Properties. In: Kallel, A., et al. Selected Studies in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences. CAJG 2020. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43803-5_32
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