Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Freshwater Organisms Used in Toxicity Tests of Wastewater from Explosives Company
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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22/10/2013
22/10/2013
2012
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Explosives industries are a source of toxic discharge. The aim of this study was to compare organisms sensitivity (Daphnia similis, Danio rerio, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida) in detecting acute toxicity in wastewater from two explosives, 2,4,6-TNT (TNT) and nitrocellulose. The samples were collected from an explosives company in the Paraiba Valley, So Paulo, Brazil. The effluents from TNT and nitrocellulose production were very toxic for tested organisms. Statistical tests indicated that D. similis and D. rerio were the most sensitive organisms for toxicity detection in effluents from 2,4,6-TNT and nitrocellulose production. The P. putida bacteria was the organism considered the least sensitive in indicating toxicity in effluents from nitrocellulose. National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) CNPq (National Council of Scientific and Technological Development) ANA ( Brazilian Agency of Water) ANA ( Brazilian Agency of Water) |
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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, NEW YORK, v. 89, n. 4, supl. 4, Part 1, pp. 915-920, OCT, 2012 0007-4861 http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/35427 10.1007/s00128-012-0772-y |
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eng |
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SPRINGER NEW YORK |
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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY |
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closedAccess Copyright SPRINGER |
| Palavras-Chave | #EXPLOSIVES #FRESHWATER ORGANISMS #SENSITIVITY #TOXICITY #AQUATIC TOXICITY #ASSAYS #ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES #TOXICOLOGY |
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