Degradation and plant uptake of nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol-12-ethoxylate (NP12EO) in four contrasting agricultural soils

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1284-1289

  Sjöström, Å E ^a   Collins, C D ^b   Smith, S R ^c   Shaw, G ^d  

^a Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkyl phenols; Crop uptake; Degradation; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CROPS; DEGRADATION; ISOMERS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ALKYL PHENOLS; BEAN PLANTS; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTORS; BRANCHED ISOMERS; CROP UPTAKE; DOMESTIC USES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES; PLANT UPTAKES; SEED CONCENTRATIONS;

SOILS;

NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL 12 ETHOXYLATE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; ISOMER; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FABACEAE; PHENOLS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55649084627     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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