Applications in Environmental and Agricultural Systems.pptVIP

Applications in Environmental and Agricultural Systems Overview Water Ambient / Limnology Irrigation Water Quality What Effects the Quality? Aquaculture Soil Environmental Agricultural Biosolids and Plants Overview – Limnology The physical,chemical and biological characteristics /conditions of an ambient water. Evaluation of ambient water quality. Water quality is relative. Overview – Limnology Primary Chemical Characteristics Cations Hardness (Calcium and Magnesium Sodium Potassium, Metals Anions Alkalinity (Bicarbonate) Sulfate Chloride Nutrients Dissolved Oxygen Overview - Limnology Primary Physical Characteristics Turbidity (Clarity) Light Color Light Temperature Thermal Stratification Rural Water Quality Issues Domestic Wells Livestock Irrigation Water Rural Domestic Wells Microorganisms Nitrates Toxicity Scaling / Corrosivity Rural Domestic Wells - Microorganisms Pathogens Fecal Contamination Other Microorganisms Sulfate Reducing Bacteria Slime Forming Bacteria Iron Related Bacteria Nitrifying Bacteria Domestic Wells - Analytical Strategies Microorganisms Presence Absence for Coliforms Membrane Filtration Multiple Tube Fermentation BARTs Domestic Wells - Nitrate Methemglobinemia - Blue Baby Syndrome Rural Wells Very Susceptible Maximum Contaminant Level for nitrate-nitrogen is 10 mg/L Domestic Wells - Analytical Strategies Nitrate UV Screen Colorimetric Ion Selective Electrodes Domestic Wells - Toxicity Arsenic Test Kit Colorimetric Domestic Wells - Hardness / Corrosivity Hardness Aesthetics Scaling Corrosivity Lead and Copper Domestic Wells - Analytical Strategies Hardness / Corrosivity Hardness and Alkalinity Titration pH Conductivity Lead Copper Iron Livestock Water Quality Livestock Water Quality - Major Concerns TDS (Salinity) Sulfate Nitrate Livestock Water Quality High levels of salinity (total dissolved solids) in the water used for livestock is capable of upsetting water balance and can cause animal deaths. High levels