Wastewater treatment systems are very important for the planet we live on, to be able to irrigate with healthy, high quality and clean water, to recycle the water used and to protect our natural resources.
75% of the water on the planet we live on is used in agricultural activities. The increasing population every day creates a greater need for both water and food. At the same time, increasing urbanization and rapid industrialization cause agricultural lands to become insufficient and clean water resources to decrease. Global warming problems also make agricultural areas inefficient. For this reason, there has been a great increase in the number of soilless agriculture or soilless greenhouse applications in recent years. Another reason for the increased demand for soilless applications is that the amount of product and productivity obtained is higher. Water is also very important in soilless applications. Because all the necessary minerals and vitamins are given to the plants with special irrigation methods. Water purification and wastewater recycling technologies in agriculture, whether soild or soilless, are indispensable technologies in our lives.
Water has a very important place for the continuity of agriculture in the food and livestock sector. It is not possible without hygienic and high quality water in all food producing enterprises such as canning factories, small and cattle farms, soilless agricultural enterprises, greenhouses, white and red meat factories. An average of 900 liters of water is consumed to produce 1 kg of potatoes, and 180 liters of water is consumed to produce 1 kg of tomatoes.
To ensure human health in the world, to protect biological diversity, to raise living standards, to bring solutions to global problems, to protect natural resources, to use natural resources efficiently and sustainably, and to create a more livable world, all resources used in activities related to agriculture, energy and fisheries are used in the world. It is one of the important issues of environmental policies. Therefore, wastewater treatment technologies and recycling of gray water in agricultural activities, which is an area where water consumption is high, are also very important for the applicability of environmental policies. Purifying waste and rainwater and making them ready for reuse are very important technologies in terms of environmental policies.
Wastewater recovery systems are established according to the pH, chlorine, hardness and conductivity values of natural resources required in agricultural activities. Agricultural wastewater is contaminated water used for spraying, washing and irrigation.
Benefits of Wastewater Treatment and Recovery Systems
- It is used for feeding and watering plants. Thanks to purification systems, the water and nutrients needed by plants are provided. They are important systems in the healthy growth of plants, increasing their productivity and obtaining better quality products.
- It ensures the protection and sustainability of natural resources. It prevents excessive consumption of underground resources.
- It increases soil fertility. It provides the organic and nutrients the soil needs.
- It prevents soil erosion and improves the structure of the soil. Water purification devices are very important for soil rehabilitation and erosion control.
- It is useful for moistening the soil.
- Reduces irrigation costs.
- It prevents polluted waters such as pathogens, heavy metals and chemicals from mixing into rivers, streams and seas to pollute our nature.
- It ensures the protection of aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity.
- It ensures efficient and sustainable use of natural resources.
- It contributes to ensuring human health.
- Healthy, high quality and clean water is used.
- It removes unwanted substances from the water used.
- It removes germs and bacteria that may be found in plants.
- It offers an organic solution to remove unwanted harmful organisms without the need for the use of chemicals.
- It allows the salt content to be controlled.
- All vitamins and minerals needed in soilless agriculture are obtained from water. Without soil, the nutrient solutions needed by plants, fruits and vegetables are obtained through special irrigation methods. It is very important to provide the elements required for the growth of plants, vegetables and fruits in soilless applications.
Rivatec Wastewater Recovery Systems
Purification technologies such as MBR (Membrane Bioreactors), MBBR (Moving Bed Bioreactor and SBR-AKR (Water Batch Sequential Reactor) are used to make wastewater reusable. Softening Systems, Ultrafiltration, Ion Exchange and Reverse Osmosis systems are used depending on the characteristics of the installation site.
Rivatec offers special solutions for treating waste and removing unwanted contaminants. Before the installation, the design begins by analyzing the resource used in detail before the systems appear. After final treatment processes such as pH adjustment and disinfection, reusable water is obtained by being released back into nature.
One of the most important and latest technologies for soilless agricultural applications is Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Systems.
RİVATEC Reverse Osmosis System is very sensitive advanced filtration technologies. It is a device with high technological features that enables the production of nearly 99% pure water. Special membranes resistant to high pressure are used. Wastewater treatment processes are carried out with high quality membranes that prevent the passage of chemicals, organic and inorganic pollutants and all undesirable substances.
In soilless applications and greenhouse applications, Rivatec Technologies provide high quality water for plant nutrition, healthy growth, controlled development and controlled fertilizer production. We strengthen the foundations of organic production.
Purification processes can also be carried out with Nitrate Removal Systems to ensure the desired level of nitrate in the irrigation water used in agriculture and animal husbandry.
In many regions of the world, especially in our country, groundwater is heavily contaminated with the element arsenic. When pollutants in water are not removed, cases of arsenic poisoning may occur. Causes of arsenic poisoning: Arsenic is both carcinogenic and toxic. As RİVATEC, we must use special filters to remove arsenic in our water purification devices.
We have special mineralization systems to add minerals that are beneficial to human health to water and to ensure the mineral balance in water.