Selection of a bioassay battery to assess toxicity in the affluents and effluents of three water-treatment plants

The assessment of water quality includes the analysis of both physical-chemical and microbiological parameters. However,none of these evaluates the biological effect that can be generated in ecosystems or humans. In order to define the most suitable organismsto evaluate the toxicity in the affluent...

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Main Authors: Paola Bohórquez-Echeverry, Marcela Duarte-Castañeda, Nubia León-López, Claudia Campos-Pinilla, Fabián Caicedo-Carrascal, Myriam Vásquez-Vásquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2012-08-01
Series:Universitas Scientiarum
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Online Access:http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/3689/2760