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Risk assessment of domestic and industrial effluents unloaded into a freshwater environment.
Di Marzio, W D; Sáenz, M; Alberdi, J; Tortorelli, M; Silvana, Galassi.
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  • Di Marzio WD; Programa de Investigación en Ecotoxicología, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Luján, C.C. 221, 6700 Luján B, Argentina. dimarzio@speedy.com.ar
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf ; 61(3): 380-91, 2005 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15922804
An ecotoxicologic study was performed to assess the environmental status of the Lujan River. It is an important freshwater system in the northeast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Surface waters (SWs) and liquids effluents (LEs), before they reached the river, and sediments were assessed via acute toxicity screening using a battery of tests with native species. Additionally, the presence, in each LE and SW sample, of bioaccumulatable compounds was checked by SPME extraction and gas chromatograph-MS determination. An environmental risk assessment of each LE was carried out via toxic units and assessment factors approach and through extrapolation methods. Hazardous concentrations for each LE were compared with their river effluent concentrations. Ninety-one percent (91%) of the total toxic load of the river was due to 4 of 11 LEs (37%) evaluated. Although SW samples were not toxic, a real environmental risk was found for this freshwater environment. Sediment toxicity was found to be related to the proximity to pipe discharges. Bioaccumulatable compounds were found in SWs and in LEs. Esters of phthalic acids, morpholine, hydroquinone, and nonylphenol were found throughout the river at different sample sites and in different months during the 1-year sampling program.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Poluentes Químicos da Água / Resíduos Industriais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Ecotoxicol Environ Saf Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Holanda
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Poluentes Químicos da Água / Resíduos Industriais Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Argentina Idioma: En Revista: Ecotoxicol Environ Saf Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Holanda