Long-term application of Swedish sewage sludge on farmland does not cause clear changes in the soil bacterial resistome

The widespread practice of applying sewage sludge to arable land makes use of nutrients indispensable for crops and reduces the need for inorganic fertilizer, however this application also provides a potential route for human exposure to chemical contaminants and microbial pathogens in the sludge. A...

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Main Authors: Carolin Rutgersson, Stefan Ebmeyer, Simon Bo Lassen, Antti Karkman, Jerker Fick, Erik Kristiansson, Kristian K. Brandt, Carl-Fredrik Flach, D.G. Joakim Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016041201931788X