Title: Impact assessment of industrial effluents on freshwater ecosystems
Abstract: The classical way of deriving water quality criteria and monitoring the aquatic environment is not always protective for aquatic life. In this study the impact of an industrial effluent on a river was examined. The proposed method examines the effluent as a whole and takes into account the in-stream conditions of the receiving water, including the pollution already present. Existing techniques consisting of laboratory bioassays (acute and chronic) and field surveys, were combined. This combination made it possible: (1) to assess the actual effect of the effluent on the aquatic organisms; (2) to discriminate between the effect of the individual discharge and the pollution already present; and (3) to propose 'safe' discharge levels.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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