Ecotoxicity tests in the environmental analysis of wastewater treatment plants: Case study in Portugal

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 665-670

  Mendonça, Elsa ^a   Picado, Ana ^a   Paixão, Susana Maria ^a   Silva, Luís ^a   Cunha, Maria Ana ^b   Leitão, Sara ^b   Moura, Isabel ^b   Cortez, Cristina ^c   Brito, Fátima ^d  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b Instituto do Ambiente   (Portugal)

^c Câmara Municipal de Loures ^*  (Portugal)

^d Instituto da Água INAG   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Chronic toxicity; Estrogenic activity; Wastewaters; WWTP

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY; WASTEWATERS; WWTP;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TESTING; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CORRELATION; CRUSTACEAN; DISCHARGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; PORTUGAL; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA;

EID: 60049097383     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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