Uptake of perfluoroalkyl acids into edible crops via land applied biosolids: Field and greenhouse studies

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 14062-14069

  Blaine, Andrea C ^a   Rich, Courtney D ^a   Hundal, Lakhwinder S ^b   Lau, Christopher ^c   Mills, Marc A ^c   Harris, Kimberly M ^d   Higgins, Christopher P ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago   (United States)

^c US EPA Office of Research and Development   (United States)

^d US EPA Region 5   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; EDIBLE PLANTS; FIELD STUDIES; LIMIT OF QUANTITATIONS; LYCOPERSICON; PERFLUOROALKYL ACIDS; SOIL PROPERTY; TRACE AMOUNTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CROPS; FRUITS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSES; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROBUTANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROPENTANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH RATE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSOLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; CROPPING SYSTEM; DRY WEIGHT; GRAIN; GREENHOUSE; LETTUCE; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MAIZE; PLANT GROWTH; TOMATO;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLUOROCARBONS; LETTUCE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEWAGE; SOIL;

EID: 84890771269     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403094q     Document Type: Article

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