Comparative assessment of the toxicity of a papermill effluent by respirometry and a luminescence-based bacterial assay

J. S. Brown; E. A.S. Rattray; G. I. Paton; G. Reid; I. Caffoor; K. Killham

doi:10.1016/0045-6535(96)00062-8

Comparative assessment of the toxicity of a papermill effluent by respirometry and a luminescence-based bacterial assay

J. S. Brown, E. A.S. Rattray, G. I. Paton^*, G. Reid, I. Caffoor, K. Killham

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Samples were taken from the inlet to, and the outlet from an effluent treatment plant of a papermill in north east Scotland. The concentration of a range of inorganic and organic pollutants was determined. The principal contaminants were found to be cadmium and pentachlorophenol. A respirometric and a luminescence based assay were carried out to assess the bioavailability of pollutants. The luminescence based assay using genetically modified (luminescence-marked) terrestrial bacteria was found to have greater sensitivity and reproducibility than the respirometric analysis, although both techniques were sensitive to the presence of pollutants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1553-1561
Number of pages	9
Journal	Chemosphere
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(96)00062-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1996

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