Effects of Irrigation by Domestic Wastewater on Soil Properties

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Research Question
What are the effects of irrigation by domestic wastewater on the soil properties?
Abstract
In order to investigate the beneficial impacts of the domestic wastewater on the properties of the
soil, several experiments have been carried out to measure certain features that are connected
with the soil. The objective of such studies has been known to check the domestic wastewater
filtration . This filtration is done by the soil (Becerra et al 2014). The study addresses the effects
of the wastewater on the properties of the soil. The results that were obtained indicated that the
soli could filter the domestic water and at the same time provide nutritive elements to the plants.
The irrigation was done using both the primary and the secondary wastewater sources (Estévez et
al 2012). The results that have been obtained can be used to provide pieces of advice to the
commercial farmers on how to manage the plants and also the proper use of the soil. The study
asses the physic-chemical properties of the soil and how they are affected by the industrial
pollution. The quality of the soil surrounding the industry was also focused on. The study
indicated that the soil PH was very much acidic in the surrounding area. There was the
calculation of the soil index that was based on the parameters of the soil. The general conclusion
was that the quality of the soil effectively deteriorated. The recommendations to prevent the
reduction of the soil (Chiroma, Ebewele and Hymore 2014).

Introduction
The soil is a natural body consisting of several layers that are made up of the minerals of the soil
mixed together. The top layers are made up of the organic materials some of which are different
from their parent material. The properties of the soil are affected by the color, chemical
properties, consistency and other characteristics of the soil. Soli is made up of an important
medium in which some of the animals live. It is interesting to note that soil as a nation was
valuable. Pollution occurs when part of the surrounding is affected by the by the industrial
wastewater that makes it harmful to the organism and also to the humans. The addition of the
hazardous chemical where none had existed before has become a common event.All these
chemicals normally become very harmful when the concentration is very high. These effects
were true even on some of the chemicals that are harmless in the lower concentration. Many
toxins that are added to the soil normally pose a threat to the point that the health of the plants
and the animals are affected.
The recycling process of the soil organic matter and nutrients are effectively reduced and slowed
down since the microbial activities of the organisms are affected. The extensive and intimate role
of the soil is to provide a suitable surrounding and also to reduce the process of the pollution.The
quality of the soil is a measure of the soil condition as compared to the requirements of more
than one biotic species. Among the different industries, the cement industry is known to cause
pollution to the agricultural soils. The soil PH is increased by the accumulation of the alkaline
from the cement. The dust of the cement, when deposited on the agricultural land, changes the
chemistry of the soil (Adrover, Farrús, Moyà and Vadell 2012)...