Hormones, sterols, and fecal indicator bacteria in groundwater, soil, and subsurface drainage following a high single application of municipal biosolids to a field

Chemosphere

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-286

  Gottschall, N ^a   Topp, E ^a   Edwards, M ^a   Payne, M ^b   Kleywegt, S ^c   Russell, P ^a   Lapen, D R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fecal sterols; Groundwater; Land application; Municipal biosolids; Steroidal hormones; Subsurface drainage

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BIOSOLIDS; CULTIVATION; DRAINAGE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HORMONES; LIPIDS; SOILS;

FECAL STEROLS; LAND APPLICATIONS; MUNICIPAL BIOSOLIDS; STEROIDAL HORMONES; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ANDROSTERONE; COPROSTEROL; DESOGESTREL; ESTRONE; GROUND WATER; HORMONE; STEROL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOINDICATOR; BIOSOLID; DEWATERING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HORMONE; HYDROPHOBICITY; POROSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEROL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TILE DRAIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; DEWATERED MUNICIPAL BIOSOLID; DRY WEIGHT; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOIL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84875050047     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.108     Document Type: Article

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