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Effect of Gasifier Effluent on Agricultural Production and Soil


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1 Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal 462 036, India
2 Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal 462 038, India
3 Chemistry Department, Ujjain Engineering College, Ujjain 456 010, India
4 Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
5 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 462 003, India
 

Gasifier generates wastewater during cooling and cleaning of producer gas. This wastewater contains harmful chemicals which adversely affect the natural stream if disposed off without treatment. In the present work the effect of gasifier effluent on agricultural soil and vegetable production was studied. Experiments were conducted on seasonal vegetables like radish, spinach and tomato plant. Each plant was irrigated with gasifier wastewater and treated wastewater to study the effects of these waters and compared with control plants which were irrigated by tap water. After irrigation with gasifier wastewater and treated wastewater, different physico-chemical analyses of soil and growth parameters of plant were done. It was found that gasifier wastewater is not suitable for agricultural fields. It inhibits or delay growth of plants. But after suitable treatment, it can be useful for agricultural fields.

Keywords

Agricultural Field, Gasifier Effluent, Growth Parameter, Physico-Chemical Analysis.
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Authors

Lata Tripathi
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal 462 036, India
Anil Kumar Dubey
Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal 462 038, India
A. K. Mishra
Chemistry Department, Ujjain Engineering College, Ujjain 456 010, India
C. B. Tripathi
Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
Prashant Baredar
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal 462 003, India

Abstract


Gasifier generates wastewater during cooling and cleaning of producer gas. This wastewater contains harmful chemicals which adversely affect the natural stream if disposed off without treatment. In the present work the effect of gasifier effluent on agricultural soil and vegetable production was studied. Experiments were conducted on seasonal vegetables like radish, spinach and tomato plant. Each plant was irrigated with gasifier wastewater and treated wastewater to study the effects of these waters and compared with control plants which were irrigated by tap water. After irrigation with gasifier wastewater and treated wastewater, different physico-chemical analyses of soil and growth parameters of plant were done. It was found that gasifier wastewater is not suitable for agricultural fields. It inhibits or delay growth of plants. But after suitable treatment, it can be useful for agricultural fields.

Keywords


Agricultural Field, Gasifier Effluent, Growth Parameter, Physico-Chemical Analysis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi06%2F1148-1152