Plants take up drugs, antibacterials from biosolids used as fertilizers for food crops - even in organic fertilizers

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Wu, C, AL Sponberg, JD Witter, M Fang and KP Czajkowski. 2010.

*Uptake of pharmaceuticals and personal care products by soybean plants

from soils applied with biosolids and irrigated with contaminated water*.

Environmental Science and Technology http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es1011115

<http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es1011115>.

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EHN synopsis:

*/Plants take up drugs, antibacterials from biosolids used as fertilizers.

/*Aug 30, 2010

by Stapleton and Hessler

New research shows that the drugs and contaminants that often

contaminant sewage sludge that is used as fertilizer can be taken up by

the plants grown in fertilized fields and gardens. Also called

'biosolids' these fertilizers are regularly applied to agricultural

fields and are sometimes packaged as organic soil fertilizers sold in

home improvement stores. The results raise significant public health

concerns about use of biosolids on croplands and in gardens used to grow

produce for consumption...

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/soy-plants-accumulate-drug\

s-antibacterials-from-biosolids/