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DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defence of Jaskaran Dhiman\, Bioresource Engineering\n
 \nIncreased food production\, required for an increasing population\, woul
 d place additional stress on our freshwater resources. Since agriculture i
 s the largest freshwater consumer\, supplementation of irrigation water wi
 th wastewater could be beneficial. However\, wastewater contains contamina
 nts like heavy metals\, which could be taken up by food crops and/or conta
 minate groundwater. To reduce heavy metal mobility (Cd\, Cr\, Cu\, Fe\, Pb
  & Zn) in soil and deter their uptake by potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) a
 nd spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) irrigated with synthetic wastewater\, po
 lyacrylamide superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and a mixture of SAP and plantai
 n-peel biochar (SAP+BC) soil amendments were tested. The study was carried
  out in field lysimeters (PVC cylinders\; 1.00 m x 0.45 m ID) packed with 
 sandy soil. The amendments were mixed in soil\, at an application rate of 
 1% (w/w). All the treatments were replicated thrice\, in a completely rand
 omized design for each crop. It was found that use of SAP and SAP+BC soil 
 amendments can lead to reduced uptake of heavy metals by wastewater irriga
 ted crops (both underground and aboveground) grown on sandy soils\, as wel
 l as reduce heavy metal mobility in the soil. Thus\, use of hydrogel based
  amendments in soil could promote safe use of wastewater for irrigating cr
 ops\, especially in developing countries.\n\nEveryone in the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ commun
 ity is welcome to attend a PhD Oral Defence. Please join us in celebrating
  the accomplishments of our PhD candidates.\n
DTSTART:20191004T183000Z
DTEND:20191004T183000Z
LOCATION:MS2-022\, Macdonald-Stewart Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellev
 ue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defence: Use of hydrogel based soil amendments to promote 
 safe use of wastewater in agriculture
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/phd-oral-defence-use-hyd
 rogel-based-soil-amendments-promote-safe-use-wastewater-agriculture-301129
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