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Toxicity Studies of Treated Residual Wastes in Austria using Different Types of Conventional Assays and Cost-Effective Microbiotests

Abstract : The toxicity and chemical quality of 12 mechanically-biologically treated residual wastes were studied during different treatment periods. Acute and chronic bioassays were carried out with a battery of test organisms. The acute toxicity was assessed using Daphnia magna (crustacea) and Vibrio fischeri (luminescent bacteria). The chronic toxicity was tested with Selenastrum capricornutum ...

Ecotoxicology and Water Quality Standards

Abstract : The establishment of water quality objectives (WQO) for individual chemicals is a complex process fraught with many uncertainties. WQO should (in principle) be derived from ...

Overarching conclusions presents the outcomes of the 2010 world water week

Overarching Conclusions This section is based on Stockholm International Water Institute’s conclusions and what we consider as the key threads that emerged from the week. These overarching conclusions are also based on the summary reports ...

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Bacteria for Reducing Recalcitrant Cod and Degrading Xenobiotic Compounds in Wastewater

Today our technological development has enabled us to manufacture several compounds that meet thousands of application requirements of the modern world. Unfortunately many of these compounds are foreign to biological system and are not a part of biological food cycle. As a result generic bacteria are not able to degrade these compounds. Such non-biological compounds are called Xenobiotic ...