Application of microbiotests and activated sludge respirometry for the evaluation of industrial wastewater toxicity

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 801-808

  Kungolos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; NONHUMAN; RESPIROMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DAPHNIA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXYGEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; TETRAHYMENA; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 23844543090     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0652-9     Document Type: Article

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