Estimating toxicity of mixtures of organic chemicals to activated sludge using surrogate test cultures

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 7-8 -8 pt 4, 1996, Pages 87-92

  Nirmalakhandan, N ^a   Peace, J ^a   Egemen, E ^a   Mohsin, M ^a   Sun, B ^a   Hall, E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial toxicity; Mixture toxicity; Polytox test organisms; Surrogate test organisms

Indexed keywords

POLYTOX TEST ORGANISM;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0029857799     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00728-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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