Abstract: Abstract Whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests are designed to estimate the toxicity of aqueous chemical mixtures, effluents, ambient (receiving) waters or stormwaters. WET tests use freshwater or marine plants, invertebrates or vertebrates to measure the aggregate toxicity of such waters. Tests for acute toxicity (‘acute tests’) measure mortality, usually after 24, 48 or 96 hours. Tests of chronic toxicity (‘chronic tests’) usually run longer and measure sublethal effects, such as reduced reproduction, growth, fertilization or larval development, in addition to mortality. Regulatory authorities recommend testing wastewaters with organisms from several phyla to determine the most sensitive test species for routine testing.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-10-31
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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