Impact assessment of a wastewater treatment plant effluent using instream invertebrates and the Ceriodaphnia dubia chronic toxicity test

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 266-278

  Kosmala, A ^a   Charvet, S ^a   Roger, M C ^a   Faessel, B ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Caddis flies; Ceriodaphnia dubia; Chronic toxicity test; Hydropsyche angustipennis; Impact assessment; Wastewater treatment plant effluent

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; STORM WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; HYDROPSYCHE; HYDROPSYCHE ANGUSTIPENNIS; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032889688     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00176-6     Document Type: Article

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