Persistence of organic contaminants in sewage sludge-amended soil: A field experiment

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1467-1477

  Wilson, S C ^a,b   Alcock, R E ^a   Sewart, A P ^a   Jones, K C ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPURITIES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOILS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHLOROPHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; VOLATILIZATION;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

CHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0031280486     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600060004x     Document Type: Article

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