Use of TIE techniques to characterize industrial effluents in the Pearl River Delta region.
We investigated the acute toxicity of various industrial effluents in the Pearl River Delta region using lux bacteria, duckweed, green algae, crustaceans and zebrafish. The potential toxicants in the industrial effluents were identified and evaluated by lux bacteria bioassay and chemical analysis. The results show that green algae (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata) and crustacean (Ceriodaphnia dubia) were more sensitive to the effluents from electronic and electroplate factories than other test species, while lux bacteria were more sensitive to all the other effluents. The toxicities of effluents from electronic and electroplate factories to the six test organisms were significantly higher than those of the other industrial effluents, and mainly caused by metals. Noticeably, organic pollutants were the main contributing factor to the toxicity of effluents from textile and dyeing plants, pulp and paper mills, fine chemical factories and municipal wastewater treatment plants.
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, CAS Centre for Pearl River Delta Environmental Pollution and Control Research, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
Yi-Xiang
YX
Fang
Guang-Guo
GG
Ying
Li-Juan
LJ
Zhang
Jian-Liang
JL
Zhao
Hao-Chang
HC
Su
Bin
B
Yang
Shan
S
Liu
D000818:Animals; D029064:Araceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D001681:Biological Assay; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000633:toxicity; D003621:Daphnia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D008670:Metals / Q000633:toxicity; D010209:Paper; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D018675:Toxicity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical