Browsing Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences by Author "Amarakoon, Inoka"
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17 β-Estradiol mineralization in human waste products and soil in the presence and the absence of antimicrobials
Amarakoon, Inoka; Farenhorst, Annemieke; Rose, Karin; Ascef, B. (Taylor Francis, 2016-06)Natural steroidal estrogens such as 17 β-estradiol (E2), as well as antimicrobials such as doxycycline and norfloxacin, are excreted by humans and hence detected in sewage sludge and biosolid. The disposal of human waste ... -
17β-Estradiol mineralization under field and laboratory incubations
Farenhorst, Annemieke; Amarakoon, Inoka; Andronak, Lindsey (2017)Mineralization studies of natural steroid hormones (e.g., 17β-estradiol, E2) are performed in environmental incubators, usually under a constant temperature such as 20°C. In this paper, we present a microcosm protocol that ... -
Bacteria in drinking water sources of a First Nation reserve in Canada
Farenhorst, Annemieke; Li, Ru; Musarrat, Jahan; Tun, Hein Min; Mi, Ruidong; Amarakoon, Inoka; Kumar, Ayush; Khafipour, Ehsan (Elsevier, 2016-09-29)Approximately 20% of the 600 First Nations reserves across Canada are under a drinking water advisory, often due to unacceptable levels of bacteria. In this study, we detected fecal bacteria at an alarmingly high frequency ...