Swine effluent has been applied to soils to promote nutrient cycling and reduce the uncontrolled disposal of effluents into bodies of water. However, the use of these effluents on various crops has raised environmental and public health concerns. Oilseed radish crop (Raphanus sativus L.) is a winter crop planted in no-tillage systems as a green fertilizer that also can be used for biodiesel, and it requires high levels of nutrients for its development. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the environmental and agronomic effects of the application of swine wastewater on oilseed radish. The experiment was conducted in a 0.162 ha area with the following treatments: unirrigated (rainfed), irrigated, and fertilized with swine wastewater (370 m 3 ha -1 cycle -1 ). After each rainfall event, analyses were conducted for the main macro and micronutrients in the runoff and percolated material from drainage lysimeters. Changes in the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil were also analyzed, as were the agronomic and nutritional indices of the dry crop phytomass in full blooming stage. Application of swine wastewater at a level of 370 m 3 ha -1 produces a crop with better agronomic quality. Over the long term, however, caution should be taken regarding the surface runoff of NO 3 -, P, K, Mn and total salts and the percolation of NO 3 -, Na and Cu. Moreover, the rainfall occurred one day after fertigation contributed to the increase of the levels of P, K, Na, Cu, Zn and Mn in the percolated material. Key words: Water reuse, nonpoint pollution, biomass, energetic crop
ResumoO efluente oriundo da suinocultura tem sido aplicado no solo com o intuito de promover a ciclagem de nutrientes e como uma saída à disposição final desses efluentes, sem controle, em corpos hídricos. Entretanto, o reúso de efluentes nas mais diversas culturas preocupa com relação à possibilidade de gerar impactos ambientais e, consequentemente, à saúde da população. O nabo forrageiro (Raphanus sativus L.) é uma cultura utilizada como adubo verde de inverno no plantio direto e pode ser usado para a produção de biodiesel, sendo exigente em nutrientes para o seu desenvolvimento. Desse modo, objetivou-se avaliar os efeitos ambientais e agronômicos da aplicação de água residuária da suinocultura no cultivo de nabo forrageiro. O experimento foi instalado em área de 0,162 ha e os tratamentos utilizados foram sem irrigação (sequeiro), irrigado e fertigado com água residuária da suinocultura (370 m 3 ha -1