Chemical contaminants in feedlot wastes: Concentrations, effects and attenuation

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 839-859

  Khan, S J ^a   Roser, D J ^a   Davies, C M ^a   Peters, G M ^a   Stuetz, R M ^a   Tucker, R ^b   Ashbolt, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Feedlot Services Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Ectoparasiticides; Feedlots; Hormones; Waste management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTICS; CHEMICALS; EFFLUENTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; HORMONES; MANURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; ECTOPARASITICIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE; FEEDLOTS; OXYTETRACYCLINES (OTC); SYNTHETIC PYRETHROIDS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMITRAZ; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CARBANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CEFTIOFUR; CEFUROXIME; CLOXACILLIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LASALOCID; MACROLIDE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; MONENSIN; NARASIN; NEOMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; PROGESTERONE; SALINOMYCIN; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE; TYLOSIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VIRGINIAMYCIN M; VIRGINIAMYCIN S; ZERANOL;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HORMONE; MANURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BEETLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL WASTE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXCRETION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE RELEASE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BOS; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 48549103077     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.10.007     Document Type: Review

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