Biofilms in irrigation water distribution systems (IWDSs) play an essential role in spreading
pathogens, chemical pollutants, and environmental pollutants into downstream irrigated …

Clogging is one of the main ageing factors in drip irrigation. Clogging can be physical,
chemical or biological. The adequate maintenance procedures to be applied differ …

Drip irrigation using reclaimed water or polluted surface water involves a higher risk of bio-
clogging, which is the most typical and the most complex type of clogging, and the clogging …

Reusing biogas slurry (BS) in agricultural drip irrigation systems may provide a solution to
deal with the adverse environmental impacts of applying BS. Biofouling and scaling are two …

Drip irrigation is important for efficiently returning biogas slurry to fields. Elucidating the
characteristics and components of clogging substances produced by labyrinth emitters in …

Emitter clogging has become one of the main restrictions in the development of drip
irrigation with reclaimed water. Numerous studies have found that emitter clogging is closely …

Introducing low quality water to micro irrigation system comes up with higher risk of emitter
clogging and affects its practical applications in fields. Assessment of major components …

Emitter clogging negatively affects the performance of subsurface drip irrigation systems.
The porous ceramic emitters of a subsurface irrigation system were investigated to identify …

Biogas slurry drip irrigation can mitigate environmental pollution and reduce the use of
chemical fertilizers to enable sustainable development. However, the stability of the biogas …

The clogging of drippers due to the development of biofilms reduces the benefits and is an
obstacle to the implementation of drip irrigation technology in a reclaimed water context. The …