Use of TIE techniques to characterize industrial effluents in the Pearl River Delta region

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Fang, Yi Xiang ^a   Ying, Guang Guo ^a   Zhang, Li Juan ^a   Zhao, Jian Liang ^a   Su, Hao Chang ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Liu, Shan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Industrial effluents; Lux bacteria; TIE; Whole effluent toxicity

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; GREEN ALGA; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; GREEN ALGA; LEMNA; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; RIVER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION; TOXICITY TESTING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ARACEAE; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHLOROPHYTA; COLORING AGENTS; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; PAPER; RIVERS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CRUSTACEA; DANIO RERIO; LEMNA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 81955167460     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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