Comparison of solid-phase and eluate assays to gauge the ecotoxicological risk of organic wastes on soil organisms

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 549-558

  Domene, Xavier ^a   Alcañiz, Josep M ^a   Andrés, Pilar ^a  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eluate tests; Organic wastes ecotoxicity; Solid phase tests

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; RISK ANALYSIS; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTES;

ELUATE TESTS; ORGANIC MATTER STABILITY; ORGANIC WASTES ECOTOXICITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL; WATER;

BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INSECT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER;

DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 38849176245     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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