Application of three bioassays for acute toxicity evaluation of raw dairy effluents

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 497-502

  Karadima, Constantina ^a   Iliopoulou Georgudaki, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dairy effluents; Fish; Toxicity; Toxkits

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; CRUSTACEAN; EFFLUENT; SALMONID; TOXICITY TEST;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PULEX; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33746354941     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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