How toxic is toxic? A proposal for wastewater toxicity hazard assessment

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1602-1611

  Libralato, Giovanni ^a   Ghirardini Annamaria, Volpi ^a   Francesco, Avezzù ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discharge management; Minimum significant distance; Saltwater species; Toxicity index; Toxicity score; Wastewater; Whole effluent toxicity

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; TOXICITY TEST; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ARTEMIA; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEAWATER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77957005911     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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