OILFIELD-PRODUCED WATER AS ALTERNATIVE SOURCE FOR AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION: IMPACT ON SOIL AND CROP HEALTH

The overarching goal of this transdisciplinary collaborative proposal is to understand the potential risk of crop irrigation with treated UOG produced water on soil and plant health using a combination of ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry, metabolomics, membrane filtration and irrigation trails. The overarching goal of this transdisciplinary collaborative proposal is to understand the potential risk of crop irrigation with treated UOG produced water on soil and plant health using a combination of ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry, metabolomics, membrane filtration and irrigation trails.Our long-term goals are to advance our understanding and generate new knowledge of 1) opportunities for cost-effective treatment and reuse of non-traditional water for agricultural irrigation, 2) adverse effects on soil and crop health caused by irrigation with insufficiently treated non-traditional water, and 3) sustainable strategies for crop irrigation to help a) farmers reduce freshwater consumption, b) optimize industrial management of wastewater, and c) regulators develop meaningful guidelines for irrigation with non-traditional water sources.