| Title: | Contaminants in Liquid Organic Fertilizers Used for Agriculture in Japan |
| Author(s): | Hai DM; Qiu X; Xu H; Honda M; Yabe M; Kadokami K; Shimasaki Y; Oshima Y; |
| Address: | "Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan. Department of Coastal Aquaculture, College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Can Tho University, Campus II, 3/2 Street, Can Tho, Vietnam. School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Xuefu Rd. 301, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China. Laboratory of Environmental Economics, Division of International Agricultural Resource Economics and Business Administration, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan. Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan. Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan. yoshima@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp" |
| Journal Title: | Bull Environ Contam Toxicol |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00128-017-2081-y |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1432-0800 (Electronic) 0007-4861 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "To provide an overview of anthropogenic contaminants in liquid organic fertilizers (LOFs), products from four biogas plants in Kyushu, Japan, were analyzed for a wide range of contaminants, including copper, cadmium, tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT), perfluorooctane sulfonate, 952 semi-volatile organic compounds, and 89 antibiotics. The highest concentrations of copper (31.1 mg/L) and cadmium (0.08 mg/L) were found in LOFs from the Hita biogas plant. Only ofloxacin and sulfapyridine were detected in total 89 antibiotics screened. TBT, DBT, and perfluorooctane sulfonate were present at low concentrations in the LOFs from all four locations. Among the 952 semi-volatile organic compounds, 78 compounds were detected in at least one sample and were present at concentrations between 1.2 and 139.6 mg/L. On the basis of comparisons with previous studies and quality standards for the use of organic fertilizers, the concentrations of contaminants in the studied LOFs indicate that they might be safe for agricultural purposes" |
| Keywords: | Agriculture/*methods Alkanesulfonic Acids/analysis Cadmium/analysis Environmental Monitoring Fertilizers/*analysis Fluorocarbons/analysis Japan Organotin Compounds/analysis Plants Soil Pollutants/*analysis Trialkyltin Compounds/analysis Anthropogenic cont; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHai, Dao M Qiu, Xuchun Xu, Hai Honda, Masato Yabe, Mitsuyasu Kadokami, Kiwao Shimasaki, Yohei Oshima, Yuji eng 2017/04/13 Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2017 Jul; 99(1):131-137. doi: 10.1007/s00128-017-2081-y. Epub 2017 Apr 11" |
