Sustainability of land application of Class B biosolids

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages

  Pepper, Ian L ^a   Zerzghi, Huruy ^a   Brooks, John P ^b   Gerba, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; METALS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL HAZARDS; CLASS B BIOSOLIDS; CONTAMINATED GROUND; FATE AND TRANSPORT; HUMAN HEALTH; IRRIGATION RATES; LAND APPLICATIONS; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; METAL CONTENTS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; OVER-POTENTIAL; PUBLIC CONCERNS; SALT CONTENT; SOIL METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SOIL PH; SOIL SALINITY; UNITED STATES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOSOLID; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH HAZARD; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); SALINITY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL QUALITY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER POLLUTION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 51849126112     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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