Acid mine-drainage toxicity testing

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 165-171

  Gray, N F ^a   O'Neill, C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Activated sludge inhibition test; BOD inhibition test; Microtox ; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0040625055     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018414908556     Document Type: Article

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