Persistence of the tricyclic antidepressant drugs amitriptyline and nortriptyline in agriculture soils

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 509-516

  Li, Hongxia ^a   Sumarah, Mark W ^a   Topp, Edward ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Biodegradation; High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Nortriptyline; Soil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; AGRICULTURE SOILS; AMITRIPTYLINE; CLAY LOAM SOILS; DISSIPATION MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES; LABORATORY MICROCOSM; LOAM SOILS; MUNICIPAL BIOSOLIDS; NON-EXTRACTABLE RESIDUES; NORTRIPTYLINE; PHOTODIODE ARRAY DETECTORS; RE-CLAIMED WATER; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SANDY SOILS; SURFACE RUNOFFS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIODES; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOACTIVITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMITRIPTYLINE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSOLID; DISSIPATION; DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LOAM; MICROCOSM; PERSISTENCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LOAM SOIL; METABOLISM; MICROCOSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NORTRIPTYLINE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84873960633     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2112     Document Type: Article

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