Persistence and fate of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sewage sludge-amended agricultural soils

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-92

  Alcock, R E ^a   Bacon, J ^b   Bardget, R D ^c   Beck, A J ^a   Haygarth, P M ^a,c   Lee, R G M ^a   Parker, C A ^a   Jones, K C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PCB; Sewage sludge; Soil

Indexed keywords

CATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLATILIZATION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONGENER; PCB; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

UK;

EID: 0030504879     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(96)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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