Comparative study of two bioassays for applications in influent wastewater toxicity monitoring

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 216-221

  Ren, S ^a   Frymier, P D ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Monitoring; Toxicity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

INFLUENT WASTEWATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; MONITORING SYSTEM; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM;

EID: 0037340814     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:3(216)     Document Type: Article

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