"Irrigation - Water Management, Pollution and Alternative Strategies" ed. by Iker García-Garizábal, Raphael Abrahao

This book covers different issues and problematics of irrigated agriculture: from water use in different irrigated systems to pollution generated by irrigated agriculture. Moreover, the book also includes chapters that deal with new possibilities of improving irrigation techniques through the reuse of drainage water and wastewater, helping to reduce freshwater extractions.

A wide range of issues is herein presented, related to the evaluation of irrigated agriculture impacts and management practices to reduce these impacts on the environment.

Contents
Preface
1 Comparing Water Performance by Two Different Surface Irrigation Methods
2 Watershed Monitoring for the Assessment of Irrigation Water Use and Irrigation Contamination
3 Pumice for Efficient Water Use in Greenhouse Tomato Production
4 Cyclic Irrigation for Reducing Nutrients and Suspended Solids Loadings from Paddy Fields in Japan
5 Urbanization, Water Quality Degradation and Irrigation for Agriculture in Nhue River Basin of Vietnam
6 Recycling Vertical-Flow Biofilter: A Treatment System for Agricultural Subsurface Tile Water
7 Water Regime Affecting the Soil and Plant Nitrogen Availability
8 The Response of Ornamental Plants to Saline Irrigation Water
9 Grey water Use in Irrigation: Characteristics, Advantages and Concerns
10 Risks for Human Health of Using Wastewater for Turf Grass Irrigation
11 Marginal Waters for Agriculture - Characteristics and Suitability Analysis of Treated Paper Mill Effluent
12 Occurrence and Survival of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Irrigation Water