Toxic effect of heavy metals on the activated sludge protozoan community

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 135-141

  Madoni, Paolo ^a   Davoli, Donatella ^b   Gorbi, Gessica ^a   Vescovi, Luciano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b AGAC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Acute toxicity; Ciliate populations; Heavy metals; Indicator organisms; Protozoan community

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CILIATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHILODONELLA UNCINATA; CILIOPHORA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029655432     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00124-4     Document Type: Article

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