The general status of whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests is assessed relative to their
generally accepted purpose of identifying, characterizing, and eliminating toxic effects of …

Abstract The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) protocols for conducting
freshwater toxicity tests have been used in California, USA, to evaluate ambient water …

Traditional effluent and ambient water column toxicity tests have been used widely for
evaluating the contamination of stormwaters and sediments. These assays consist of a …

Swine sewage could be source of nutrients and pollutants. This work estimates the
environmental risk in nine samples from different farm treatment systems based on the …

Cladocerans have long been used for toxicological assessments of a diverse range of
substances. The use of cladocerans in toxicity tests has many advantages, such as their …

The agronomic and ecotoxicological effects of the application of pig (Sus scrofa) slurry
during a maize (Zea mays L.) crop cycle under conditions of forced irrigation were …

Toxicities of atrazine and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) to the tropical freshwater cladoceran
Pseudosida ramosa were studied in the laboratory. Acute tests showed that the 48-h LC 50 …

The effects of physicochemical conditions, such as pH, water hardness, flow rates and
natural organic substances on the sensitivity of Ceriodaphnia dubia to the toxic effects of …

We review long-term changes that have occurred in factors affecting water quality in East
Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC; in East Tennessee) over a nearly 25-year monitoring period …

Scientific researchers and regulators are focusing attention on trace quantities of
pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluents and surface waters, resulting in an increased level …