Dioxin levels in fertilizers from Belgium: Determination and evaluation of the potential impact on soil contamination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 454-455, Issue , 2013, Pages 366-372

  Elskens, M ^a   Pussemier, L ^b   Dumortier, P ^b   Van Langenhove, K ^a   Scholl, G ^c   Goeyens, L ^a   Focant, J F ^c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compost; Dioxin; Fertilizer; Manure; Sludge; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; DIOXIN; DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; SLUDGE; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPOSTING; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; DEPOSITION; MANURES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

FERTILIZERS;

DIOXIN; FERTILIZER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

COMPOST; DIOXIN; FERTILIZER; MANURE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BELGIUM; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SLUDGE; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

BELGIUM; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BELGIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84875831209     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.094     Document Type: Article

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