ABSTRACT

 The reuse of domestic wastewater to irrigate agricultural land seems to be a practical option for under developed world including Nigeria. The soil samples were collected randomly at four different locations at the experimental sites for both the sewage affected areas and non affected areas, for analyses of the physicochemical properties of the soil. The study revealed that the effluent effected soil were sandy Clay loam and the non effected soil were sandy loam soils The pH of the effluent effected soil samples analyzed were statistically same with that of the non affected soil samples at p>O.05. The average values of moisture content obtained from the two experimental sites show that the moisture content for the effluent effected soil was 23.1% and that of the non effected soil was 18.4%. The results of the porosity for the effluent effected soil were slightly lower than the non effected soil sample. The porosity were 38.3% and 40.5% for the effluent effected soil and the non effected soil sample respectively. Such soils moderately low permeability (as corroborated by the hydraulic conductivity test) and therefore less difficult to drain. The was significant different in the values of some of the chemical properties analysed. The presence of trace elements such as zinc, Iron and lead in high concentration relative to the non effected area poses danger to the crops.