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ABSTRACT Butylparaben (BuP) recurrently contaminates soils worldwide, mainly by incorporating sewage sludge into cultivated areas, using wastewater in irrigation, and leaching contaminated soils. However, there are few studies on the ecotoxicological effects of this paraben on edaphic organisms.
Lorena Maihury Santos Tsubouchi +13 more
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Abstract The Daughtery Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) held the Water for Food Global Conference (WFGC) that brought together over 400 experts along with organizations from government agencies, policymaking groups, nonprofits, non‐governmental organizations, entrepreneurs, water managers, producers, commodity boards, students, and industry to ...
Kelli C. Gribben +10 more
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Trace Element Uptake by Willows Used for the Phytoremediation of Biosolids
The land application of biosolids can result in the unacceptable accumulation of Trace Elements (TEs) in agricultural soil and potentially introduce xenobiotics and pathogens into the food chain.
Angela Contangelo +2 more
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Pyrolysis of Wastewater Biosolids Significantly Reduces Estrogenicity [PDF]
Most wastewater treatment processes are not specifically designed to remove micropollutants. Many micropollutants are hydrophobic so they remain in the biosolids and are discharged to the environment through land-application of biosolids. Micropollutants
Hoffman, T. C. +2 more
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Pharmaceutical and personal care products-induced stress symptoms and detoxification mechanisms in cucumber plants. [PDF]
Contamination of agricultural soils by pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) resulting from the application of treated wastewater, biosolids and animal wastes constitutes a potential environmental risk in many countries.
Dudley, Stacia +3 more
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Abstract The use of recycled nutrients is critical to reduce the environmental impact of fertilization. It is an integral component of a circular nutrient economy. Here, we look at the impact of municipal biosolids in lieu of conventional fertilization for dryland wheat production in Washington state, evaluating data from a long‐term replicated field ...
Sally Brown +4 more
wiley +1 more source
The United States National Biosolids Partnership: Improving Biosolids Management
The U.S. National Biosolids Partnership (NBP), an alliance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), was formed in 1997 in response to public acceptance issues dealing with biosolids management.
L. A. Stone, P. S. Machno, E. DeMichele
openaire +1 more source
Water Quality Implications of Using Composted Organics on Highway Rights-of-Way [PDF]
Runoff from roadside test plots amended with three types of composted organics was compared with runoff from control plots (compacted subsoil) and plots treated with topsoil.
Glanville, Thomas +3 more
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THE CONTESTED URBANISM OF ABANDONMENT: The Afterlife of Two Distressed Neighborhoods in Detroit
Abstract In post‐industrial cities in decline, what happens to leftover spaces after abandonment? This question lies at the root of trying to make sense of entrenched distress in neighborhoods in deindustrializing Detroit, a city struggling for more than five decades with disinvestment, job losses, population shrinkage, a collapsed housing market ...
Martin J. Murray +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Land spreading is a major option internationally for the disposal/use of treated sewage sludge (biosolids), but effects of this practice on soil organisms are largely unknown.
N. Artuso +4 more
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