Comparative assessment of the toxicity of a papermill effluent by respirometry and a luminescence-based bacterial assay

Chemosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1553-1561

  Brown, J S ^a   Rattray, E A S ^a   Paton, G I ^a   Reid, G ^b   Caffoor, I ^c   Killham, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BPB Davidson Papermill   (United Kingdom)

^c Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMINESCENCE; PAPER INDUSTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029981297     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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