Groundwater contamination is one of the major environmental problems throughout the world. This is partly because groundwater can transport a substance quite easily and even extensively toward a receptor. Agriculture is a weak link in this context since, for example, fresh produce irrigated with low-quality water is a major factor contributing to some human diseases. Apart from pathogenic microorganisms, a gross source of groundwater contamination is by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this paper, we present and discuss a monitoring activity of transport processes in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere continuum to evaluate the effectiveness of a sprinkler irrigation system specifically-designed to reduce the COVs’ concentrations in a contaminated site. For phytoremediation purposes, this test site is planted with poplar trees.
On reducing VOCs concentration from groundwater for irrigation purposes: A detailed monitoring program to test the stripping efficiency of a sprinkler system / Palladino, Mario; Sica, Benedetto; Chiavarini, Salvatore; Rimauro, Juri; Salluzzo, Antonio; Mary, Benjamin; Boaga, Jacopo; Cassiani, Giorgio; Romano, Nunzio.. - (2019), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor) tenutosi a Portici (Napoli), Italy nel 24-26 October 2019) [10.1109/MetroAgriFor.2019.8909241].
On reducing VOCs concentration from groundwater for irrigation purposes: A detailed monitoring program to test the stripping efficiency of a sprinkler system.
Palladino Mario
;Sica Benedetto;Romano Nunzio.
2019
Abstract
Groundwater contamination is one of the major environmental problems throughout the world. This is partly because groundwater can transport a substance quite easily and even extensively toward a receptor. Agriculture is a weak link in this context since, for example, fresh produce irrigated with low-quality water is a major factor contributing to some human diseases. Apart from pathogenic microorganisms, a gross source of groundwater contamination is by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this paper, we present and discuss a monitoring activity of transport processes in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere continuum to evaluate the effectiveness of a sprinkler irrigation system specifically-designed to reduce the COVs’ concentrations in a contaminated site. For phytoremediation purposes, this test site is planted with poplar trees.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
