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Irrigation with Microbial-Contaminated Water and Risk of Crop Contamination

미생물 오염 용수 관개에 의한 작물의 오염 위험성

  • Choi, C. Yeon-Sik (Department of Agricultural of Biosystems Engineering, University of Arizona) ;
  • Song, In-Hong (Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota) ;
  • Kwun, Soon-Kuk (Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2007.03.31
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare crop contamination between two irrigation methods using microbial-contaminated water. The effect of relative humidity on microbial survival of the three indicator microorganisms was also investigated. Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Clostridium perfringens ATCC 3624, and coliphage PRD1 were applied to irrigation water to grow cantaloupe, lettuce, and bell pepper. Half of the sixteen plots were subsurface drip irrigated (SDI) and the other half were furrow irrigated (FI). Two relative humidity levels were controlled at 15-65 % and 55-80 % for the dry and humid condition experiments, respectively. Samples of produce, surface soil, and subsurface soil at a depth of 10 cm were collected over a two-week period following the application of the study microorganisms. Overall, greater contamination of both produce and soil occurred in the FI plots. For the SDI plots, preferential water paths and resulting water appearance on the seed beds seemed to be responsible for produce contamination. Relative humidity levels did not appear to affect microbial survival in soil. PRD 1 showed lower inactivation rates than 5. coli in both dry and humid conditions. C. perfringens did not experience significant inactivation over the experimental period, suggesting this microorganism can be an effective indicator of fecal contamination.

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