Is the evaluation of "traditional" physicochemical parameters sufficient to explain the potential toxicity of the treated wastewater at sewage treatment plants?

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3516-3528

  Vasquez, M I ^a   Fatta Kassinos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Ecotoxicity of wastewater; Hazard classification; WET; Whole effluent toxicity

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

CORRELATION; DATA SET; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TEST; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMAL; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYPRUS; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEWAGE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMALS; ARTEMIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHLOROPHYTA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYPRUS; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTROGENS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; SEWAGE; TOXICITY TESTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CYPRUS;

ARTEMIA SALINA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 84878113687     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1637-6     Document Type: Article

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