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Persistence of estrogenic activity in soils following land application of biosolids
Author(s) -
Langdon Kate A.,
Warne Michael S.t.J.,
Smernik Ronald J.,
Shareef Ali,
Kookana Rai S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.2395
Subject(s) - biosolids , bioassay , persistence (discontinuity) , environmental chemistry , soil water , environmental science , chemistry , ecology , environmental engineering , biology , soil science , geology , geotechnical engineering
Estrogenic compounds may enter the environment when biosolids are applied to land. In the present study, soil samples were collected over 4 mo from a field trial following addition of biosolids. The recombinant yeast estrogen screen bioassay identified estrogenic activity in the soil at all sampling times to concentrations up to 2.3 µg 17β‐estradiol equivalency/kg. The present results indicate the potential for estrogenic compounds to persist in soil following biosolids application. Environ Toxicol Chem 2014;33:26–28. © 2013 SETAC
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