Human health risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in plant tissue due to biosolids and manure amendments, and wastewater irrigation

Environment International

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 223-233

  Prosser, R S ^a   Sibley, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Manure; Personal care products; Pharmaceuticals; Plant accumulation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AMIDES; BIOSOLIDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATION; MANURES; MIXTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE; WASTEWATER; WATER RESOURCES;

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PLANT ACCUMULATION; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION;

BIOHAZARDS;

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUNIXIN; KETOPROFEN; LAMOTRIGINE; METOPROLOL; PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT; SALBUTAMOL; SILDENAFIL; SULFADIMIDINE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COSMETIC; DRUG; MANURE; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE WATER;

BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MANURE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT RESIDUE; PLANT TISSUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SOIL POLLUTANT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSMETICS; HUMANS; INFANT; MANURE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918813122     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.11.020     Document Type: Review

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