Tesfamariam, Eyob HabteNgoetjana, Matome Peter2026-03-242026-03-242026-02Tesfamariam, 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/su18031618.2071-1050 (online)10.3390/su1803161http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109275DATA 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.Please read abstract in the article.en© 2026 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.Biosolid applicationSulfamethoxazole (SMX)Triclosan (TCS)Soil fertilityCropping systemsArticle