A review on the application of microbial toxicity tests for deriving sediment quality guidelines

Chemosphere

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 795-808

  Van Beelen, Patrick ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EC50; Microtox; PICT; Processes; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; MICROORGANISMS; TOXICITY;

MICROBIAL TOXICITY TESTS;

SEDIMENTS;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LITERATURE; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 0642340973     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00716-1     Document Type: Review

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