A toxicity monitoring study on identification and reduction of toxicants from a wastewater treatment plant

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1919-1924

  Yi, Xianliang ^a   Kim, Eunhee ^b   Jo, Hun Je ^a   Schlenk, Daniel ^c   Jung, Jinho ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Daphnia magna; Effluent; Receiving water; Wastewater treatment; Zinc

Indexed keywords

REAGENT; TOXIN; ZINC;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; REDUCTION; SAMPLING; TOXICITY TEST; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC;

DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 70049112687     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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