
pmid: 23545187
Organic micropollutants may be present in biosolids, leading to soil contamination when they are recycled in agriculture. A sludge spiked with (14)C-labelled glyphosate (GLY), sodium linear dodecylbenzene sulphonate (LAS), fluoranthene (FLT) or 4-n-nonylphenol (NP) was composted with green waste and the fate of the (14)C-micropollutant residues remaining after composting was assessed after the compost application to the soil. (14)C-residues were mineralised in the soil and represented after 140d 20-32% of the initial activity for LAS, 16-25% for GLY, 6-9% for FLT and 4-7% for NP. The (14)C-residues at the end of composting that could not be extracted with methanol or ammonia were minimally remobilised or even increased for FLT. After 140d, non-extractable residues represented 38-52% of all of the (14)C-residues remaining in the soil for FLT, 50-67% for GLY, 91-92% for NP and 94-97% for LAS and in most cases, less than 1% of the (14)C-residues were water soluble, suggesting a low direct availability for leaching and microbial or plant assimilation. FLT was identified as the main compound among the methanol-extractable (14)C-residues that may be potentially available. The fate of the (14)C-organic pollutant residues in composts after application to soil could be assessed through a sequential chemical extraction scheme and depended on the chemical nature of the pollutant.
[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences, Glyphosate, SEWAGE-SLUDGE, Glycine, 630, 333, MICROBIAL-DEGRADATION, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS, Sludge compost, NON-EXTRACTABLE RESIDUES, Soil, Phenols, ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS, Linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS), Fluoranthene, Carbon Radioisotopes, Nonylphenol (NP), MINERALIZATION, BIOSOLIDS, [SDV.SA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences, Fluorenes, Sewage, Benzenesulfonates, Agriculture, NONYLPHENOL, LAS, 4-NONYLPHENOL, Environmental Pollutants
[SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences, Glyphosate, SEWAGE-SLUDGE, Glycine, 630, 333, MICROBIAL-DEGRADATION, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS, Sludge compost, NON-EXTRACTABLE RESIDUES, Soil, Phenols, ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS, Linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS), Fluoranthene, Carbon Radioisotopes, Nonylphenol (NP), MINERALIZATION, BIOSOLIDS, [SDV.SA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences, Fluorenes, Sewage, Benzenesulfonates, Agriculture, NONYLPHENOL, LAS, 4-NONYLPHENOL, Environmental Pollutants
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