Use of a battery of bioassays to classify hazardous wastes and evaluate their impact in the aquatic environment

Ferrari, Benoît; Ferard, Jean-François

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Use of a battery of bioassays to classify hazardous wastes and evaluate their impact in the aquatic environment

ContributorsFerrari, Benoît; Ferard, Jean-François

Published inR. L. Thomas and J. Dominik (Ed.), NEAR Curriculum in Natural Environmental Science. Vol. 1, p. 57-68

PublisherGenève

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Terre et Environnement; 50

Publication date2005

Abstract

This case study demonstrates how bioassay approaches can be used to evaluate the toxicity of solid wastes and leachates as a means of predicting their ecotoxicity in the aquatic environment.

Keywords

Aquatic environment
Solid wastes
Leachates
Ecotoxicity
Bioassay

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FERRARI, Benoît, FERARD, Jean-François. Use of a battery of bioassays to classify hazardous wastes and evaluate their impact in the aquatic environment. In: NEAR Curriculum in Natural Environmental Science. Vol. 1. R. L. Thomas and J. Dominik (Ed.). Genève : [s.n.], 2005. p. 57–68. (Terre et Environnement)

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ISBN2-940153-49-3

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Use of a battery of bioassays to classify hazardous wastes and evaluate their impact in the aquatic environment

This case study demonstrates how bioassay approaches can be used to evaluate the toxicity of solid wastes and leachates as a means of predicting their ecotoxicity in the aquatic environment.

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