Classification of solid industrial waste based on ecotoxicology tests using Daphnia magna: an alternative

The adequate treatment and final disposal of solid industrial wastes depends on their classification into class I or II. This classification is proposed by NBR 10.004; however, it is complex and time-consuming. With a view to facilitating this classification, the use of assays with Daphnia magna is...

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Main Authors: William Gerson Matias, Vanessa Guimarães Machado, Cátia Regina Silva de Carvalho-Pinto, Débora Monteiro Brentano, Letícia Flohr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2005-11-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume182/p7a18.pdf