Sustainable Management of Wastewater for Agriculture: Proceedings of the First Bridging Workshop, Aleppo, Syria, 11-15 November 2007

This publication summarizes the proceedings of the first 'Bridging Workshop' held during 11-14 November 2007 at ICARDA headquarters in Aleppo, Syria. The workshop had three types of sessions. The stimulating sessions led by lead scientists/resource persons focused on predefined topics. The country sessions consisted of presentations of case studies from developing-country participants. The final session summarized research challenges and gaps as identified in the previous sessions and workshop discussions. URL: http://www.ais.unwater.org/ais/pluginfile.php/225/mod\_label/intro/2008%20Proc%20First%20Bridging%20Workshop%20%283%29.pdf Contents Foreword iii Stimulating Sessions Manzoor Qadir, Liqa Raschid-Sally, Mark Redwood, Frans Huibers, Thor Axel Stenström, and Heinz-Peter Wolff 3 Technical Papers 23 Grey wastewater management: sustainable options for crop production in the East Mediterranean Region 25 Al Moayed K. Assayed* Meeting the Dublin Principles in graywater management in rural communities in northeastern Badia of Jordan 32 M. Assayed, W. Suleiman, B. Hayek and S. Dalahmeh* Survey on wastewater irrigation, with emphasis on the Nakivubo drainage channel in Kampala 44 Khalid Y. Muwembe* Graywater treatment and reuse for water and food security in Lebanon 49 N. Haddad, L. Kaï, and C. Mahfoud* Effects of sewage sludge on heavy metal accumulation in soil and plants, and on crop productivity in Aleppo governorate 57 M. M Al-Zoubi*, A. Arslan, G. Abdelgawad, N. Pejon, M. Tabbaa, and O. Jouzdan Marginal-quality water in agriculture: impact on the environment, and opportunities for improving its use in the Jabbul area of Syria 63 Tichatonga Gonah* Organic compounds in reclaimed water: a review of soil, plant and groundwater contamination caused by irrigation 70 O. Mahjoub*, A. Bahri, E. Gomez, and H. Fenet Research on wastewater re-use in Sudan: the experience of the Environment and Natural Resources Research Institute 76 Gammaa A.M. Osman*, Eiman E.E. Diab, Hajo E. ElHassan, and Izat M. Taha Effect of mixing sludge with surface soil on soil physical properties and cotton yield 81 A. Arslan, M. M Al-Zoubi, H. Nasralla*, N. Bijor, J. Abdul Gawad, and O Jusadan Fate of pathogens in tomato plants and soil irrigated with secondary treated wastewater 86 M. Halalsheh*, L. Abu Ghunmi, N. Al-Alami, and M. Fayyad Effect of wastewater application on parsley yield and heavy metals accumulation in soil and plants 93 A. Hamdan*, and A. Arslan Effect of EDTA on the growth and phytoremediative ability of wheat grown in heavy metal contaminated soil 99 Saifullah*, A. Ghafoor, and M. Sabir How irrigating with treated wastewater cumulatively affects the chemical properties of a sandy soil 107 Saida Bedbabis*, Béchir Ben Rouina, Makki Boukhris Socio-economic impacts of changing water strategies on farming systems in the Jordan valley 117 Asem Nabulsi*, Werner Doppler, and Heinz-Peter Wolff Concluding Sessions 125 Manzoor Qadir, Liqa Raschid-Sally, Mark Redwood, Frans Huibers, Thor Axel Stenström, and Heinz-Peter Wolff Workshop Participants 130 * Presenting authors