Environmental impact of irrigation | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-15

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_irrigation


00:00:29 1 Direct effects
00:01:47 2 Indirect Effects
00:03:27 3 Adverse impacts
00:03:37 3.1 Reduced river flow
00:05:45 3.2 Increased groundwater recharge, waterlogging, soil salinity
00:08:46 3.3 Reduced downstream river water quality
00:11:28 3.4 Affected downstream water users
00:12:39 3.5 Lost land use opportunities
00:13:56 3.6 Groundwater mining with wells, land subsidence
00:15:43 4 Simulation and prediction
00:16:12 4.1 Case studies
00:19:03 4.2 Reduced downstream drainage and groundwater quality
00:20:03 5 Mitigation of adverse effects
00:21:26 5.1 Delayed environmental impacts
00:22:11 5.2 Potential benefits outweigh the potential disadvantages
00:24:01 6 See also
00:24:33 7 Further reading
00:25:43 8 External links



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The environmental impacts of irrigation  relate to the changes in quantity and quality of soil and water as a result of irrigation and the effects on natural and social conditions in river basins and downstream of an irrigation scheme. The impacts stem from the altered hydrological conditions caused by the installation and operation of the irrigation scheme.