Soil Salinity Patterns in an Olive Grove Irrigated with Reclaimed Table Olive Processing Wastewater

Processing Technology in Olive Oil and Table Olive Processing Technology in Olive Oil and Table Olive

Adsorption of Water Vapor by Bare Soil in an Olive Grove in Southern Spain

Data for water vapor adsorption and evaporation are presented for a bare soil (sandy loam, clay content 15%) in a southern Spanish olive grove. Water losses and gains were measured using eight high-precision minilysimeters, placed around an olive tree, which had been irrigated until the soil reached field capacity (!0.22 m m). They were subsequently left to dry for 10 days. A pair of lysimeters...

Sorption and mobility of pharmaceutical compounds in soil irrigated with reclaimed wastewater.

Use of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation is an important route for the introduction of pharmaceutical compounds (PCs) into the environment. In this study, the mobility and sorption-desorption behavior of carbamazepine, naproxen and diclofenac were studied in soil layers sampled from a plot irrigated with secondary-treated wastewater (STWW). Carbamazepine and diclofenac were significantly reta...

Quality and Trace Element Profile of Tunisian Olive Oils Obtained from Plants Irrigated with Treated Wastewater

In the present work the use of treated wastewater (TWW) to irrigate olive plants was monitored. This type of water is characterized by high salinity and retains a substantial amount of trace elements, organic and metallic compounds that can be transferred into the soil and into the plants and fruits. In order to evaluate the impact of TWW on the overall quality of the oils, the time of contact ...

Abundance and Diversity of Soil Arthropods in the Olive Grove Ecosystem

Arthropods are part of important functional groups in soil food webs. Recognizing these arthropods and understanding their function in the ecosystem as well as when they are active is essential to understanding their roles. In the present work, the abundance and diversity of soil arthropods is examined in olive groves in the northeast region of Portugal during the spring. Five classes of arthro...