Trends in the use of protozoa in the assessment of wastewater treatment
Increasing environmental pollution and the continuous development of new chemicals and
drugs has led to ever growing concern about the potential effects of these compounds …
drugs has led to ever growing concern about the potential effects of these compounds …
Freshwater sediment toxicity bioassessment: rationale for species selection and test design
The rationale and conceptual basis for the use of sediment toxicity assays are discussed in
relationship to their use in sediment evaluations employing faunal surveys, toxicity assays …
relationship to their use in sediment evaluations employing faunal surveys, toxicity assays …
A brief review of approaches using ciliated protists to assess aquatic ecosystem health
DH Lynn, GL Gilron - Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health, 1992 - Springer
Ciliated protists are important components of marine and freshwater ecosystems. As such,
their usefulness as indicators of aquatic ecosystem health has been recognized. Two major …
their usefulness as indicators of aquatic ecosystem health has been recognized. Two major …
Elucidating sludge characteristic, substrate transformation and microbial evolution in a two-sludge denitrifying phosphorus removal system under the impact of HRT
M Zhang, C Zhu, T Pan, Y Fan, Y Liu, C He… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Granule formation has been recognized as a promising biotechnology in denitrifying
phosphorus removal (DPR) systems by facilitating phosphorus accumulation organisms …
phosphorus removal (DPR) systems by facilitating phosphorus accumulation organisms …
Ratio of abundances of ciliates behavioral groups as an indicator of the treated wastewater impact on rivers
A method for assessing the degree of impact of wastewater treatment plant discharge on
receiving rivers was proposed, based on the structural indicators of the population of ciliated …
receiving rivers was proposed, based on the structural indicators of the population of ciliated …
Biomonitoring of coastal pollution status using protozoan communities with a modified PFU method
K Xu, JK Choi, EJ Yang, KC Lee, Y Lei - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2002 - Elsevier
Structural and functional parameters of protozoan communities were assessed as indicators
of water quality in Korean coastal waters in the summer of 2000. A modified polyurethane …
of water quality in Korean coastal waters in the summer of 2000. A modified polyurethane …
Recognition of protozoa and metazoa using image analysis tools, discriminant analysis, neural networks and decision trees
YP Ginoris, AL Amaral, A Nicolau, MAZ Coelho… - Analytica Chimica …, 2007 - Elsevier
Protozoa and metazoa are considered good indicators of the treatment quality in activated
sludge systems due to the fact that these organisms are fairly sensitive to physical, chemical …
sludge systems due to the fact that these organisms are fairly sensitive to physical, chemical …
Effects of atrazine on freshwater microbial communities
JR Pratt, NJ Bowers, BR Niederlehner… - Archives of Environmental …, 1988 - Springer
A multispecies toxicity test system using naturally derived microbial communities on
polyurethane foam substrates was used to evaluate the toxic effects of the herbicide …
polyurethane foam substrates was used to evaluate the toxic effects of the herbicide …
The application of bioassays in the resolution of environmental problems; past, present and future
Literature on bioassays for freshwater systems has been reviewed (between 1979 and
1987) and classified into studies concerned with prediction and assessment and, within …
1987) and classified into studies concerned with prediction and assessment and, within …
Use of PFU protozoan community structural and functional characteristics in assessment of water quality in a large, highly polluted freshwater lake in China
M Xu, H Cao, P Xie, D Deng, W Feng… - Journal of Environmental …, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
Structural and functional parameters of protozoan communities colonizing on PFU
(polyurethane foam unit) artificial substrate were assessed as indicators of water quality in …
(polyurethane foam unit) artificial substrate were assessed as indicators of water quality in …