title: Measuring the antioxidant activity of olive oil mill wastewater using chemiluminescence.
abstract: A sensitive and simple procedure is described for determining the total phenolic/antioxidant levels of olive oil mill wastewater (OMW), using for the first time Co(II)/ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA)-induced luminol chemiluminescence. Olive oil wastewater samples were tested for their composition in simple phenolic compounds as a function of the extraction system (two- and three-phase centrifugation systems). The results revealed that the three-phase system had a stronger antioxidant activity and a higher total phenolic content than the two-phase system. The relationship between antioxidant values and total phenolic content is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Products, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, POBox 85, Chania, 73100 Greece.
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atanassova
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kefalas
authors.forename: Elefteria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Psillakis
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D010938:Plant Oils; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018675:Toxicity Tests; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002614:Chelating Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols; D010938:Plant Oils; D004492:Edetic Acid