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- Title
Dissipation of Sulfamethazine and Tetracycline in the Root Zone of Grass and Tree Species.
- Authors
Chung-Ho Lin; Goyne, Keith W.; Kremer, Robert J.; Lerch, Robert N.; Garretti, Harold E.
- Abstract
The article presents a study that investigates the dissipation of veterinary antibiotics (Vas), sulfamethazine (SMZ) and tetracycline (TC), and the connection between VA dissipation and soil enzyme activities in the plant roots. It states that while previous studies proved the benefits of multispecies vegetated buffer strips (VBS) to lower agrichemical transport, little documentation was offered to show the effects of VAs on microbial activities in the plant roots. The study conducted a growth chamber experiment to assess the effects of VAs on four plant species: switchgrass, eastern gammagrass, orchardgrass, and hybrid poplar tree. It concludes that different plant species showed no effect for TC and that for SMC, the poplar treatment fueled dissipation unlike with the grass treatment.
- Subjects
SULFAMETHAZINE; TETRACYCLINE; VETERINARY medicine; ANTIBIOTICS; ANTI-infective agents; PLANT roots; SOIL enzymology; BUFFER solutions; GROWTH cabinets &; rooms; AGRICULTURAL chemicals
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Quality, 2010, Vol 39, Issue 4, p1269
- ISSN
0047-2425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2134/jeq2009.0346