Risk characterization, assessment, and management of organic pollutants in beneficially used residual products

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-90

  Kester, Gregory B ^a   Brobst, Robert B ^b   Carpenter, Andrew ^c   Chaney, Rufus L ^d   Rubin, Alan B ^e   Schoof, Rosalind A ^f   Taylor, David S ^g  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b USEPA Region 8   (United States)

^c Northern Tilth   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f Integral Consulting Inc   (United States)

^g Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPURITIES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TOXICITY;

BIOSOLIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLLUTION;

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; AROCLOR 1242; AROCLOR 1254; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DIPHENYL ETHER; FLUORANTHENE; NONYLPHENOL; PARA CRESOL; PHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; PYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

BIOSOLID; COMPOST; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INHALATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT; POLLUTANT; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 12344265894     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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