Ecological health assessments based on whole effluent toxicity tests and the index of biological integrity in temperate streams influenced by wastewater treatment plant effluents

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2010-2018

  Jin, Sung Ra ^a   Sang, Don Kim ^a   Nam, Ik Chang ^b   An, Kwang Guk ^c  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Yeongsan River Environment Research Center   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Biological integrity; Ecosystem health assessment; Whole effluent toxicity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

BIOASSESSMENT; BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ASSESSMENT; WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY;

ECOLOGY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GREEN ALGA; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAM; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY TEST; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOTA; COMMUNITY; DAPHNIA; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; HEALTH; KOREA; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OMNIVORE; PLANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; SPECIES; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; KOREA; RIVERS; TOXICITY TESTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; YOUNGSAN RIVER;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 34548501572     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-542R.1     Document Type: Article

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