Dissipation of triclosan, triclocarban, carbamazepine and naproxen in agricultural soil following surface or sub-surface application of dewatered municipal biosolids

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 512-513; pp. 480 - 488
• Main Authors: Al-Rajab, Abdul Jabbar, Sabourin, Lyne, Lapen, David R., Topp, Edward
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 15.04.2015
• Subjects: Aggregates; agricultural soils; Agriculture; anti-infective agents; biodegradability; biosolids; Carbamazepine - analysis; Carbanilides - analysis; crop production; Crops; Desiccation; Dewatering (separation process); Dissipation; Drugs; Environmental Monitoring; Jurisdiction; land application; Naproxen; Naproxen - analysis; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; nutrients; Placement; Soil (material); Soil Pollutants - analysis; soil profiles; Triclosan - analysis; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Triclocarban; Naproxen; Dissipation; Soil; Triclosan; Carbamazepine; Biosolids

In many jurisdictions land application of municipal biosolids is a valued source of nutrients for crop production. The practice must be managed to ensure that crops and adjacent water are not subject to contamination by pharmaceuticals or other organic contaminants. The broad spectrum antimicrobial...