Relationship between nitrate, heavy metal, and sterols contents in Japanese agricultural soils with risk of groundwater pollution

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 361; p. 142335
• Main Authors: Nakagawa, Kei, Islam, M. Shahidul, Shah, Syed Shabbar Hussain, Li, Zhuolin, Takao, Yuji, Berndtsson, Ronny
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animals; Annan samhällsvetenskap; Civil Engineering; cluster analysis; composts; copper; coprostanol; decision making; East Asian People; Engineering and Technology; Environmental Monitoring; excreta; Fertilizers - analysis; groundwater; Groundwater - chemistry; groundwater contamination; Heavy metal; heavy metals; Japan; Livestock; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Nitrate; nitrate nitrogen; nitrates; Nitrates - analysis; Other Social Sciences; remediation; risk; Rural area; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik; Samhällsvetenskap; Self-organizing map (SOM); Social Sciences; Soil; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - analysis; soil pollution; Sterol; Sterols - analysis; Teknik; Vattenteknik; Water Engineering; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; zinc; Japan; Soil; Rural area; Nitrate; Self-organizing map (SOM); Heavy metal; Sterol

In Japanese agricultural lands, nitrate-nitrogen contamination of soil and groundwater often occurs due to the application of livestock excrements and compost. Therefore, rural soils in Japan were sampled and analyzed for nitrate-nitrogen leaching, heavy metal content, and sterols associated with li...