Probabilistic risk assessment for linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) in sewage sludge used on agricultural soil

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-259

  Schowanek, Diederik ^a   David, Helen ^b   Francaviglia, Rosa ^c   Hall, Jeremy ^d   Kirchmann, Holger ^e   Krogh, Paul Henning ^f   Schraepen, Nathalie ^a   Smith, Stephen ^g   Wildemann, Tanja ^h  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c CRA Experimental Institute for Plant Nutrition   (Italy)

^d Independent consultant   (United Kingdom)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^f Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h International Life Sciences Institute of Europe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; Contaminants; Environment; LAS; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate; Organic; Risk assessment; Sewage; Sludge; Sludge quality standards

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; DRINKING WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 36148995918     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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