Assessing toxicities of industrial effluents and 1,4-dioxane using sulphur-oxidising bacteria in a batch test

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-234

  Gurung, Anup ^a   Kim, Sang Hun ^b   Joo, Jin Ho ^a   Jang, Min ^c   Oh, Sang Eun ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Mine Reclamation Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Effluent; Environment management; Hazardous waste; Industry; Legislation

Indexed keywords

1 ,4-DIOXANE; BATCH MODES; BATCH TESTS; ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT; FINAL EFFLUENTS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; ETHERS; INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SEWAGE; SULFUR;

TESTING;

DIOXANE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INHIBITION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION; SULFUR; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIUM;

EID: 84860874051     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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