Detection, Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Agricultural Environments

Authors

Daniel D. Snow, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
David A. Cassada, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Xu Li, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Matteo D'Alessio, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Rachel Levine, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Yun Zhang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
J. Brett Sallach, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

Water Environ Res. 2015 October ; 87(10): 868–1937.

Comments

Copyright 2015 Water Environment Federation

doi:10.2175/106143015X14338845155101

Abstract

A total of 43 papers published in 2014 were reviewed ranging from detailed descriptions of analytical methods, to fate and occurrence studies, to measuring and predicting biological effects for a wide variety of emerging contaminants likely to occur in agricultural environments. New methods and studies on veterinary pharmaceuticals, natural and synthetics steroids, and antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural environments continue to expand our knowledge base on the occurrence and potential impacts of these compounds. This review is divided into the following sections: Introduction, Analytical Methods, Occurrence and Fate, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Risk Assessment.