Balancing soil fertility and emerging contaminants risk : insights from a 15-year biosolid application study under maize production

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2026-02

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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available in Supplementary Materials and from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL : TABLE S1: Types, chemical composition, and application rates of inorganic fertilizers used during various maize growth stages. TABLE S2: Multiple reaction monitoring parameters of the target analytes. TABLE S3: Linear equations and the correlation cofficients (R2) of the calibration curves for the target analytes.

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Biosolid application, Sulfamethoxazole (SMX), Triclosan (TCS), Soil fertility, Cropping systems

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SDG-02: Zero hunger

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Tesfamariam, E. H., & Ngoetjana, M. P. (2026). Balancing Soil Fertility and Emerging Contaminants Risk: Insights from a 15-Year Biosolid Application Study Under Maize Production. Sustainability, 18(3), 1618: 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18031618.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109275

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Research Articles (Plant Production and Soil Science)
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