<b>Microbiological contamination of soil by sewage</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i1.5350

Authors

  • José Alberto Alves de Souza UFV
  • Rafael Oliveira Batista UFV
  • Márcio Mota Ramos UFV
  • Antônio Alves Soares UFV

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i1.5350

Keywords:

Wastewater, fecal coliforms, fertilization-irrigation

Abstract

The microbiological contamination of soil by pretreated domestic sewage was analyzed. An experiment featuring randomized block design (RBD) with three replicates was undertaken. The treatments comprised: T - non-irrigated soil; MC - soil with fresh water; MR - soil with 350 applications of wastewater. Soil samples were collected one day after the last effluent application of effluent so that microbiological analysis would be undertaken. Results show that the contamination of soil surface by fecal coliforms in the case of MR was minimum and without any risk to health human. Absence of contamination was reported up to 1,00 m depth.

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Author Biographies

José Alberto Alves de Souza, UFV

Departamento de Engenharia Agrí­cola

Rafael Oliveira Batista, UFV

Dossui graduação em Engenharia Agrí­cola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2002), mestrado em Engenharia Agrí­cola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2004) e doutorado em Engenharia Agrí­cola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2007). Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Agrí­cola, com ênfase em Recursos Hí­dricos e Ambientais, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: irrigação, drenagem, hidráulica e tratamento e manejo de resí­duos agroindustriais Currí­culo Lattes

Márcio Mota Ramos, UFV

Departamento de Engenharia Agrí­cola

Antônio Alves Soares, UFV

Departamento de Engenharia Agrí­cola

Published

2011-02-04

How to Cite

Souza, J. A. A. de, Batista, R. O., Ramos, M. M., & Soares, A. A. (2011). <b>Microbiological contamination of soil by sewage</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i1.5350. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 33(1), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i1.5350

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Agricultural Engineering

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