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The persistence of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sewage sludge amended agricultural soils

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The persistence of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sewage sludge amended agricultural soils. / Wild, S. R.; Berrow, M. L.; Jones, K. C.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 72, No. 2, 01.01.1991, p. 141-157.

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Wild SR, Berrow ML, Jones KC. The persistence of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sewage sludge amended agricultural soils. Environmental Pollution. 1991 Jan 1;72(2):141-157. doi: 10.1016/0269-7491(91)90064-4

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Wild, S. R. ; Berrow, M. L. ; Jones, K. C. / The persistence of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sewage sludge amended agricultural soils. In: Environmental Pollution. 1991 ; Vol. 72, No. 2. pp. 141-157.

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abstract = "In 1968, five metal enriched sewage sludges containing different concentrations of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were applied to different plots on field soils at two experimental sites, Luddington and Lee Valley, in the UK. This resulted in substantial increases in the total PAH soil concentrations in all plots. Since application, losses have occurred, with the high molecular weight PAHs being more persistent. Calculated half-lives range from under 2 years for naphthalene to over 9 years for benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene. The losses of PAH compounds in these field experiments can be related, in part, to their physico-chemical properties, notably the octanol: water partition coefficient.",
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