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2. Introduction
• The most common chemical contaminants in drinking-water
sources arising from agricultural activity are
• nitrate and pesticides,
• Human excrement (night soil), animal manures, fertilizers
and biosolids (sewage sludge) used for agricultural purposes
may be a source of excess nutrients, particularly phosphorus,
which can contribute to algal blooms in slow flowing or still
bodies of water.
3. Human excrement and animal manure
• Waste water from intensive animal production farms and
other sources is commonly used for irrigation.
• Human excrement is also used in some countries for
fertilization of agricultural land.
• Animal manures and human excrement contain nitrogen in a
variety of chemical forms (as nitrate, ammonium salts and
organic nitrogen compounds).
4. • Generally, the nitrogen content is much higher in
manure from poultry than from other livestock.
• The age of the manure and the conditions under which
it has been stored also affect the nitrogen content.
• Longer storage, and the application of manure to the
surface of soils, can result in the loss of up to 20% of the
nitrogen content through the evaporation of ammonia.
This loss is reduced to about 5% if the manure is
ploughed into the soil.
5. Chemical fertilizers
• Chemical fertilizers are used in most parts of the world,
although less so in developing countries because of the high
cost.
• The nitrogen content in chemical fertilizers is known, and
application rates can be determined accurately.
• Nutrients are more immediately available for plant uptake in
chemical fertilizers than in manure; however, they may be
more easily leached into groundwater if used in excess.
• Slow-release fertilizers reduce this loss.
6. Biosolids
• Biosolids are the residue of the chemical, biological and
physical treatment of municipal and industrial wastes, and
septic tank treatment processes.
• A proportion of this material is used as a source of nutrients
and as a soil amendment in many agricultural areas.
• Used at appropriate application rates, these sludges are a
valuable resource. However, excessive application can lead to
a number of problems, including leaching of nitrates into
water sources.
• Depending on the source of the sewage, sludge may also
contain a number of metals, but there is very little evidence
for these being a significant source of contamination of water
sources.
7. Nitrate levels
• Factors such as soil type, climate, depth of the water table
and the use of irrigation determine the rate and extent of
nitrate transport into groundwater and surface water
• In relation to soil types, sandy soils are particularly
vulnerable to nitrate leaching because the high permeability
provides limited opportunity for plant uptake, a situation
compounded by the addition of excess manure or fertilizer
to obtain reasonable yields in this type of soil.
• Rainfall is one of the most important climate factors
affecting nitrate levels. Heavy rain causes an initial peak
when infiltrating water flushes nitrate from the soil.
• Like rainfall, irrigation, particularly excessive irrigation,
may increase the risk of nitrate leaching.
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9. Intensive animal practices
• The growing demand for animal products has led to an increase in
facilities for intensive animal production (sometimes known as “feedlots”),
which are often point sources of contamination.
• Feedlots, typically used for beef, pork and poultry, confine animals in
open-air or completely enclosed pens under controlled environments to
optimize growth and the quality of meat and other products.
• They may generate large amounts of wastes that have the potential to
cause pollution of water resources if improperly managed.
• The main sources of pollution from these facilities are the improper
disposal of manure, animal carcasses, wastewater, feeding and bedding
materials.
• Wastewater may be generated by the washing down of the facilities and
runoff from manure stockpiles, and may be a significant source of
pollution from feedlots. As well as nutrients, it may contain salts that have
been added to the feed.
10. Use of Pesticides
• Coinciding with the increasing use of fertilizers is a growing
use of pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals for the
control of insects, weeds and fungal pathogens.
• As analytical methods become more sophisticated,
agricultural chemicals have been detected in water supplies
more frequently. Most (> 95%) of these chemicals are at trace
levels, with detection rates being higher in agricultural areas
using these chemicals intensively.
11. • The degree to which agricultural chemicals can be leached
into groundwater through normal agricultural use
depends on a number of factors.
1. These include the extent to which the chemicals are
adsorbed onto organic matter in soils
2. the extent to which they are volatilised from the soil,
3. the rate of degradation within the soil,
4. their solubility in water and the amount of percolating
water that is available to mobilize them.
• The degree to which such chemicals can contaminate
runoff to surface waters depends mainly on local rainfall
and the extent to which the chemicals are adsorbed onto
soil.
12. Pathways of contamination
• Groundwater may be contaminated by leaching through
highly cracked soils and fissured rocks. Some very soluble
and mobile herbicides may leach to groundwater if they are
applied at a time when the net movement of water is
downwards and there is little transpiration by plants.
• Surface water is particularly prone to contamination by poor
agricultural practices,
such as inappropriate
disposal of excess
chemicals, water from
the washing of application
equipment and spills.
13. Irrigation and Drainage
• Irrigation and drainage can play a role in the transport
of pollutants from their source to the water supply.
• They can also affect groundwater quality by altering the
water and salt balance in the soil,
• Irrigation water may be applied through surface
channels, by subsurface trickle or drip systems, or by
spray, all of which may cause salts to leach from soils in
certain circumstances.
• Under extreme circumstances, excess irrigation may not
only lead to the leaching of salts to groundwater but may
also cause a rise in the water table. In turn, this may
result in high levels of salts being reintroduced into the
soil.
14. • A number of contaminants may be introduced into the
water system by irrigation.
• The large amount of water used in agriculture makes the
risk of leaching nitrates.
• For example, where soils contain significant concentrations
of selenium, the infiltration of irrigation water can leach
this element and thereby contaminate water locally.
• The quality of the water used for irrigation is also
important. When water with a very high mineral content or
relatively acid water is used for irrigation, this can impact
on both surface and groundwater by leaching minerals
from soil and rock.
• Drainage from irrigation systems may increase the rate of
oxidation of organically bound nitrogen, giving rise to
elevated nitrate concentrations.
15. Agri Testing
• Fields inspection
• Soil analysis
• Seed testing
• Post-harvest grading
• pre-shipment inspection
• Sampling of goods in storage facilities
• Loading and discharge supervision
• Verification of cleanliness and water tightness of vessel
• Continuous sampling – representative sampling based on country’s
rules and regulations
• Photographic reporting
• Weighing and sampling
• Verification of weighing scales
• Composition of reference samples, sealing, retention
• Laboratory testing
• A complete physical and chemical analyses
• As per latest national and international standards and methods