Toxicity characterization of urban stormwater with bioanalytical tools

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5594-5606

  Tang, Janet Y M ^a   Aryal, Rupak ^a,c   Deletic, Ana ^b   Gernjak, Wolfgang ^a   Glenn, Eva ^a   McCarthy, David ^b   Escher, Beate I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative water source; Bioassay; Invitro; Mode of toxic action; Stormwater harvesting; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOASSAY; CATCHMENTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HOUSING; IMPURITIES; LAND USE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; STORMS; URBAN GROWTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES; BIOANALYTICAL TOOLS; DIOXIN-LIKE ACTIVITIES; IN-VITRO; MODE OF TOXIC ACTIONS; STORMWATER HARVESTING; STORMWATER QUALITY; STORMWATERS; URBAN RUNOFF; URBAN STORMWATER;

TOXICITY;

DIOXIN; HERBICIDE; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ALGA; BIOASSAY; DRAIN; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENOTOXICITY; HARVESTING; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT; POPULATION GROWTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; STORMWATER; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE;

ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE; BIOASSAY; IN VITRO; MODE OF TOXIC ACTION; STORMWATER HARVESTING; URBAN RUNOFF;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84884503288     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.037     Document Type: Article

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