Effects of land use and rainfall on sequestration of veterinary antibiotics in soils at the hillslope scale

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 260; p. 114112
• Main Authors: Zhao, Fangkai, Chen, Liding, Yang, Lei, Sun, Long, Li, Shoujuan, Li, Min, Feng, Qingyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2020
• Subjects: animal manures; Antibiotics; clay fraction; cropland; edaphic factors; forest land; hills; Land use; orchards; organic matter; rain; Rainfall event; runoff; Slope position; soil aggregates; soil fertility; Spatial and temporal pattern; temporal variation; topographic slope; veterinary drugs; Slope position; Antibiotics; Spatial and temporal pattern; Rainfall event; Land use

Veterinary antibiotics have been detected as contaminants of emerging concern in soil environment worldwide. Animal manure is frequently applied to agricultural fields to improve soil fertility, which can result in introducing large amount of antibiotics into soil environment. However, few attempts...