Adsorption and degradation of five selected antibiotics in agricultural soil

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 545-546, Issue , 2016, Pages 48-56

  Pan, Min ^a   Chu, L M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adsorption affinity; Aerobic conditions; Antibiotics; Microbial degradation; Persistence; Soil physicochemical properties; Sterilized soil

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION AFFINITY; AEROBIC CONDITION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PERSISTENCE; SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; STERILIZED SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OXIC CONDITIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84952685642     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.040     Document Type: Article

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