Skip to main content

Pollution of Water Resources from Agricultural Fields and Its Control

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

Abstract

Chemicals from agricultural field and other sources frequently enter the soil, subsoil, and aquifer. This may happen either by normal management practices or by accident, and the resulting chemical residues pose hazards to the environment and ecosystem. Whether we are using fertilizer or other pollutants, it is useful to know how fast it moves.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Buying options

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD   169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References

  • Ali MH (2008) Deficit irrigation for wheat cultivation under limited water supply condition. Dissertation.Com, Boca Raton, USA, p 183

    Google Scholar 

  • Bear J (1972) Dynamics of fluids in porous media. American Elsevier Publishing Co, New York, NY

    Google Scholar 

  • Dewis J, Freitas F (1970) Physical and chemical methods of soil and water analysis. FAO Soils Bulletion 10. FAO, Rome, 275p

    Google Scholar 

  • Gupta PK (2007) Soil, plant, water and fertilizer analysis. AGROBIOS, India

    Google Scholar 

  • Maidson RJ, Brunett JO (1985) Overview of the occurrence of nitrate in groundwater of the United States. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper No. 2275

    Google Scholar 

  • Rand MC, Greenberg AE, Taras MJ (1976) Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. Washington, DC, American Public Health Association

    Google Scholar 

  • Rhoades JD, Merrill SD (1976) Assessing the suitability of water for irrigation: theoretical and empirical approaches. In: Prognosis of salinity and alkalinity. Soils Bulletin 31. FAO, Rome, pp 69–109

    Google Scholar 

  • Sarkar AA, Ali MH (2010) Evaluation of different water management practices for water saving, nitrate leaching and rice yield. A Research report, BINA/Ag. Engg. Division-8, Agricultural Engineering Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, p 28

    Google Scholar 

  • Simunek J, van Genuchten MTh (1995) Numerical model for simulating multiple solute transport in variably saturated soils. In: Wrobel LC, Latinopoulos P (eds) Proceedings of the water pollution III. Modeling, management, and prediction. Computation Mechanics Publication, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, pp 21–30

    Google Scholar 

  • Stone KC; Hunt PG, Johnson MH, Tatheny TA (1997) Groundwater nitrate-N concentrations on an eastern coastal plains watershed. Paper No. 97–2152, ASAE Meeting Presentation

    Google Scholar 

  • USGS (United States Geological Survey) (1985) National water summary 1984, hydrological events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2275

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to M.H. Ali .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Ali, M. (2011). Pollution of Water Resources from Agricultural Fields and Its Control. In: Practices of Irrigation & On-farm Water Management: Volume 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7637-6_7

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics